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Mother's Oh and Ah! Cake

A home-style Mother's Oh and Ah! Cake made with Very Hot Water, Red Food Coloring, Baking Soda, Granulated Sugar, and Salt. Serves 1. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Ingredients

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

Method (preview)

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   (1-oz)

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   Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 3/18/96

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   Grease and flour 1 (13-by-9-by-2 1/2-inch) pan or 3 (8-inch) cake pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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   Combine chocolate and hot water; stir until chocolate melts. Let cool, then add food coloring and baking soda.

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   Stir and set aside.

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   In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar, salt, eggs and shortening until fluffy.

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   Mix in a third of the flour, then 1/3 cup sour cream; repeat twice.

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   Add chocolate mixture; beat about 2 minutes on medium speed of mixer.

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   Pour batter into prepared pans.

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    Bake about 45 minutes for 13-by-9-inch pan (less for cake pans), or until toothpick inserted near center of cake comes out clean.

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    Remove from pans and let cool on rack before frosting.