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Quick Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

By Mrs. Marion Dexter 1 3/4 cups sifted cake flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1/2 cup cocoa 1/2 cup soften butter or shortening 1 cup buttermilk 2 eggs Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cocoa. Add butter (or shortening) and 2/3 cup of buttermilk (or sour cream or yogurt). Beat well about 2 minutes with mixer. Add 1/3 cup more buttermilk and the eggs. Beat 2 more minutes. Bake in 2 greased, waxed paper lined 8 inch pans at 350 for about 30 minutes. Fill and frost with chocolate buttercream icing. …

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Red Velvet Cake

1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. cocoa powder 2 oz. red food coloring 2 1/2 cups sifted flour 1 tsp. salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 tsp. vanilla 1 1/2 tsp. vinegar 1 tsp. baking soda   Beat shortening, sugar & eggs for 10 minutes on high speed. Make a paste of the cocoa and food coloring. Blend throughly into creamed mixture. Mix salt into sifted flour. Add to batter alternately with butter, milk and vanilla, starting and ending with flour. Combine vinegar and baking soda. Carefully fold into batter. Bake in 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer …

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