This recipe is from Mother Smith who was Paw Paw’s mother. Paw Paw was GrandMommie’s (Diane
Southerland) Daddy. So this cake
recipe is from Daddy’s great grandmother!
2 C of sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 C of flour
2 (heaping) TB cocoa
½ C of butter milk (or reg. milk & 1 tsp vinegar)
2 eggs, beat thoroughly
½ C butter, softened
2 tsp baking soda
2 C of flour
2 (heaping) TB cocoa
½ C of butter milk (or reg. milk & 1 tsp vinegar)
2 eggs, beat thoroughly
½ C butter, softened
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray and flour 2 round pans. In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients in bowl- set aside. Mix wet ingredients in bowl. Combine the two bowls together and blend. Add 1 cup of boiling water. Pour into pans. Bake around 30-40 min. or when you stick a toothpick in it and it comes out clean. Let cool and top with Snow Peak Icing.
Snow Peak Icing
This is Grandmommie’s (Diane
Southerland) recipe. Daddy’s
mommy! :)
1 ¼ C corn syrup
2 egg whites
Pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla
Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form when beater is
raised. While eggs are beating, in
a small saucepan, heat corn syrup over medium high heat until boiling. Add salt to egg whites. Slowly pour in syrup, continuing to
beat until frosting is fluffy.
Fold in vanilla. Frost
cooled chocolate cake!
This is a Southerland Family favorite! Daddy often requests this cake for his birthday and I know that Uncle Michael's family has this for birthdays frequently as well. I just made this for Daddy's birthday and it looks and smells yummy!!! GrandMommy used to make this for the children's birthdays. Anytime it snowed in Texas Daddy used to say, "It looks like chocolate cake with white icing!" (Only Texas snow looks like that! Real snow is all white! Not white with dirt showing through!) :)
Love Always,
Mommy
