Recipe(tried): Single Layer Chocolate Cake with Mocha Icing

Here is a small but good recipe to try.

EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sour milk*
1/2 cup shortening or margarine, melted
1 egg well beaten
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Confectioner's sugar or Mocha Icing (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 8x8-inch cake pan.

Mix dry ingredients together well in a medium sized bowl.

Then, in a small bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture, and beat well, but not too long. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted, comes out dry, or the cake springs back when touched.

Dust cooled cake with confectioner's sugar or spread with Mocha Icing or your favorite frosting.

*To make sour milk, add 1 Tbsp. vinegar to a cup of regular milk.

MOCHA ICING

Easy, tastes great and is perfect for a single layer 8-inch cake. Double this recipe for a large layer cake. Excellent on a chocolate cake!

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbsp strong coffee
1 tsp vanilla

Cream butter and sugar together, stir in cocoa powder, coffee and vanilla. Mix until smooth and of spreading consistency. Add a bit more sugar if needed.