Description:

This is an old heritage recipe from the 1880's from my best friend's great-grandmother. It is excellent by today's standards too.

Source:

Arizona Tart

Serves/Makes:6 or more slices

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) cocoa
• 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 2 cups (475 ml) sugar
• 2 cups (475 ml) flour
• 1 cup (225 ml) hot water
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) buttermilk
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 1 tsp (5 ml) red food coloring

Preparation

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add beaten eggs and mix well.
• Sift flour, cocoa, and salt.
• Mix baking soda in a little cold milk and then fill the measuring cup with the hot milk, and add to the mixture.
• Add the vanilla and the red food coloring, stirring (or beatin it on medium) well.
• Bake at 325 degrees (175 C.) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Comments

Frost anyway you like, but chocolate fudge frosting is always a favorite.