Buttermilk Chocolate Cake a la Fannie

My husband spent his summers at Tenannah Lake in upstate New York and his mom always seemed to have this wonderful cake on the counter, to be eaten with a cold glass of milk to satisfy a Midnight urge for something sweet. It is irresistible!

BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE CAKE a la FANNIE
(PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 degrees. Bake for 35 minutes)

• 11/2 cups FLOUR
• 1/2 cup BUTTERMILK
• 1/2 cup CRISCO
• 11/4 cup BROWN SUGAR
• 3 EGGS
• 1 tsp BAKING SODA
• 1/2 cup COCOA POWDER mixed with 1/2 cup COFFEE
• 1 tsp VANILLA

ICING

• mixture of COCOA, softened BUTTER, SUGAR, RUM to taste
• topped with WALNUT halves.

DIRECTIONS

We do not have directions for the rest of the cake however, I suggest that you butter and flour a 9x12 rectangular baking pan.

1. Cream eggs, brown sugar and crisco in a mixer.
2. Combine the cocoa powder, coffee, and vanilla
3. Combine the flour and baking soda
4. Alternately add the flour mixture, and buttermilk, finally stirring in the cocoa powder/coffee/vanilla mixture.
5. Pour into pan and bake for 35 minutes.
6. Cool on a rack.
7. Mix icing until smooth and ice the cake once it has cooled. ENJOY!