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Black Chocolate Cake

From Mother Hubbard's cupboard, 1887

Filling includes sugar, egg whites, grated chocolate, and vanilla.

Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from Mother Hubbard's cupboard (1887), page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BLACK CHOCOLATE CAKE. One cup butter, two cups sugar, two and one-half cups flour, five eggs, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda dis- solved in a little boiling water; one-half cake "Baker's" chocolate

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