The Most Popular Cake in America Cake

Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

My grandmother's best friend, Garnet Connor, used to make this cake a very long time ago.

Ingredients

1 egg
1 cup white sugar
1 cup sour milk
1/3 cup lard
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square cake pan.
2 Beat egg until light. Gradually add sugar, lard, milk and baking soda.
3 Sift together flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder. Add to batter and mix in. Add vanilla.
4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.