Nana's Chocolate Cake

Name: Nana's Chocolate Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the Frosting:; 2 cups sugar; 6 Tbl Cocoa; 2/3 cup milk; 1/2 cup shortening; 1/8 tsp salt; 2 tsp blackberry brandy; For the cake:; 3/4 unsalted butter (melted); 1 3/4 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp blackberry brandy; 2 cups flour; 3/4 cup Cocoa; 1 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/3 cup milk

Heidi Louise @HeidiLouise

Tennessee

Another gem from my Nana (Mom's mother). I use all organic ingredients and cook entirely by hand.

Heidi Louise @HeidiLouise

Tennessee

Another gem from my Nana (Mom's mother). I use all organic ingredients and cook entirely by hand.

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Ingredients

For the Frosting:
2 cupssugar
6 TblCocoa
2/3 cupmilk
1/2 cupshortening
1/8 tspsalt
2 tspblackberry brandy
For the cake:
3/4unsalted butter (melted)
1 3/4 cupsugar
2eggs
1 tspblackberry brandy
2 cupsflour
3/4 cupCocoa
1 1/4 tspbaking soda
1/2 tspsalt
1 1/3 cupmilk

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Steps

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For the cake:
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Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
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Add eggs and brandy, beat until smooth and uniform.
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Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add alternately with the milk to the creamed mixture.
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Pour batter into 2 greased and floured (with cocoa) into 2 8" cake pans.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
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Cool. Frost with the icing in your fridge.
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For the frosting/icing:
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Mix all ingredients together except for the brandy in a medium pan and heat over high heat.
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Stir constantly until the mixture begins to boil.
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After 2 minutes of boiling and stirring constantly, remove from heat.
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After the mixture cools for a few minutes, add the brandy.
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Allow the mixture to cool thoroughly and then place into the refrigerator for several hours.

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Heidi Louise @HeidiLouise

on January 01, 2018 18:25

Tennessee

I cook traditional recipes that have been passed down through multiple generations. Some recipes date back to the pre- Civil War era from the Charleston, SC area. My ancestors claim heritage from Britain, Ireland, and France. I use mostly organic ingredoents and traditional cooking tools and methods. This helps me get into my ancestors' mindset and connects me to their way of life.