Brown Stone Front Cake With Icing

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 12 ounces evaporated milk
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 make icing first.
• 2 cook sugar, butter, and evaporated milk in heavy bottomed pot on stove.
• 3 bring to a bubbling boil.
• 4 lower heat to a bubbly simmer stirring constantly.
• 5 cook 35 to 40 minutes.
• 6 add vanilla.
• 7 beat in bowl of elecric mixer until creamy.
• 8 this icing needs to cool down before spreading on cake; that is why you cook it first.
• 9 spread generous layers of icing between and on top; if icing still is runny put in refrigerator.
• 10 cook pudding in a double boiler until thick, stirring constantly.
• 11 cool.
• 12 mix as cake then add cooled chocolate.
• 13 pour into greased floured pan.
• 14 bake in 350 degree fahrenheit oven for 30 minutes or until done.