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Martha Food Cake

A home-style Martha Food Cake made with Sugar, Buttermilk, Flour, Baking Powder, and Butter Or Margarine. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 2 cup
• 1 1/2 cup
• 2 cup
• 1 1/2 tsp
• 3/4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Melt chocolate in a saucepan over a very low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.

2. 2

   Add 1/2 cup of the sugar and 1/2 cup of the buttermilk.

3. 3

   Stir until well blended.

4. 4

   Cool thoroughly.

5. 5

   Mik flour, baking powder, soda and salt.

6. 6

   Cream butter, and gradualy beat in the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar.

7. 7

   Continue beating until light and fluffy.

8. 8

   Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each.

9. 9

   Blend in about one-fourth of the flour mixture, then add the chocolate & vanilla.

10. 10

    Alternately add the remaining flour and buttermilk, beating after each addition until smooth.

11. 11

    Pour into two 9 inch greased & floured pans, and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes.