Sourdough Chocolate Cake Recipe

Directions

Sift together flour, cocoa, soda, baking powder, and salt.
Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Blend in sourdough starter. Add sifted ingredients slowly to creamed mixture, beating until smooth. Stir in water and vanilla, and mix well. Pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes, or until done.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (18 total)

Calories
223 cal
11%

Fat
9.1 g
14%

Carbs
33.5 g
11%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (34)

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GABPCO

Mar. 9, 2003

"My husband absolutely loves this cake! We took one of the reviewers suggestions on keeping it in the fridge and that makes it even better. Thanks!..." See more"

Sofia

Jul. 1, 2008

"I loved the recipe with a few alterations. instead of one cup of water i added a cup of buttermilk, to enhance the sourdough flavor and make it richer. adding half unsweetened chocolate and half choco..." See morelate instant jello powder made it stick together better and made it a little sweeter, both good things. all in all, a big hit"

Miss Molly

Feb. 14, 2005

"I made some changes to try to avoid a dry cake. I used a whole cup of shortening (trans fat-free) and added a half cup of half and half. There is surprisingly little liquid in the original recipe, whi..." See morech is probably why people found it dry. My changes did make it moist, but this cake has a very fine crumb which makes it fall apart easily. I think next time I will add some instant chocolate pudding to deepend the chocolate flavor and see if it helps the crumbs hold together. The flavor was great and I frosted it with chocolate cream cheese frosting for Valentines Day. I will use this recipe again, but continue to tweek it until I get exactly what I want. A great start though, thanks Sally!"

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