Description
This cake recipe uses sourdough starter in the batter for a uniquely delicious cake with a strong milk chocolate flavor.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup shortening
- 1 ⅔ cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup cold water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch cake pan.
- Sift together flour
- cocoa
- baking soda
- baking powder
- and salt.
- Cream shortening
- sugar
- and eggs together in a large bowl. Blend in sourdough starter. Add flour mixture slowly to creamed mixture
- beating until smooth. Stir in water and vanilla; mix well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 35 minutes.
Servings: 18