Hundred Dollar Cake With Buttercream Icing

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 drops vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 sift together twice the 2 cups flour through the baking soda.
• 2 add the cold water through the vanilla and blend well.
• 3 pour into two greased and floured 8" round layer cake pans.
• 4 bake at 350° 25-35 minutes.
• 5 let cool.
• 6 make the icing: cook the flour with the milk, stirring constantly until very thick and smooth.
• 7 allow to cool slightly.
• 8 blend the butter and the salt together.
• 9 when the milk mixture has cooled, add it to the butter mixture and beat at high speed 10 minutes.
• 10 use to frost cake.