Secret Recipe Revealed - Rita's Chocolate Cake

Secret Recipe Revealed - Rita's Chocolate Cake

This recipe is a favorite of the extended Canfield family. My cousins in Virginia refer to it as RCC. When my cousin got married, a woman named Rita was attended the gathering, and she quickly found out that she was a celebrity. "Not THE Rita?!" was the typical greeting. She thought it quite funny that all these years we had been dedicating this cake to her as she got the recipe from a neighbor! So this recipe reveal is dedicated to Rita's memory, as she passed away a number of years ago . . .

This recipe is all about the frosting, so don't make changes to that part! : )

Rita's Chocolate Cake

1 cup hot coffee

3 cups sifted flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup cooking oil

2 tsp. baking soda

pinch of salt

2 tsp. vanilla

1 cup milk

2 egg yolks

4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted

Combine ingredients and beat thoroughly. This is a very thin batter. Pour into 12 x 18 inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Frosting

1 lb. confectioner's sugar

1/2 lb. butter (yes, two sticks!)

1 tsp. vanilla

warm milk to make of spreading consistency

Hats off to Rita!