Crazy Cake from Mom

Ingredients

  • 3 c flour
  • 2 c sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ½ c cocoa powder
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  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¾ c cooking oil
  • 2 Tbsp vinegar
  • 2 c water
    • FILLING:
  • ½ c flour
  • 2 c milk
  • 1 c shortening
  • 2 c sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla
    • FROSTING:
  • 1 c sugar
  • 2 sticks butter
  • ½ c corn syrup
  • 1 c milk
  • ½ c cocoa powder

Instructions

  1. Sift together dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, cocoa)
  2. Pour wet ingredients over dry (vanilla, cooking oil, vinegar, water)
    3. FILLING:
  3. Cook flour + milk slowly until smooth paste
  4. While this cools, make cream: 1 c shortening with 2 c sugar + 2 tsp salt
  5. Add paste beat til fluffy
  6. Add 2 tsp vanilla
    7. FROSTING:
  7. In sauce pan combine all ingredients
  8. Boil about 5-7 min
  9. Then add 4-2 tsp vanilla
  10. Pour over filling
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