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woodsprite

(11,854 posts)
8. Chocolate Cake :)
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 09:40 PM
Jan 2013

Texas Sheet Cake
http://southernfood.about.com/od/chocolatecakes/r/bl10731d.htm

or

Betty Crocker's Cocoa Fudge Cake
http://www.food.com/recipe/cocoa-fudge-cake-194674

That was the first cake I ever made. Let's just say it's a miracle it turned out. Being a pre-teen with no cooking experience, I thought I could substitute additional butter and milk for the buttermilk.

Our family loves it frosted with fluffy white 7-minute frosting.

Didn't know you could freeze buttermilk. I'll have to note that.

Buttermilk! What to do with it? [View all] kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 OP
Pancakes for breakfast.... FarPoint Jan 2013 #1
It freezes well. Lars39 Jan 2013 #2
Make some cornbread, or make buttermilk ranch dressing for salad or veggies. northoftheborder Jan 2013 #3
Add 1/4 tsp. of baking soda to your biscuit recipe yellerpup Jan 2013 #4
Pancakes, salad dressing, biscuits, smoothies. cbayer Jan 2013 #5
Drink it. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #6
it is a good drink. Whisp Jan 2013 #16
Cole slaw. My favorite. My Betsy Ross Jan 2013 #7
Chocolate Cake :) woodsprite Jan 2013 #8
Irish soda bread, buttermilk pancakes, buttermilk biscuits Warpy Jan 2013 #9
I should have used some in the dumplings I made for dinner Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2013 #10
PA Dutch Sugar cakes Freddie Jan 2013 #11
Ice Cream The empressof all Jan 2013 #12
Thanks for all the great suggestions! kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #13
If you're not a buttermilk fan but find in the future that you want small quantities gkhouston Jan 2013 #14
or just curdle milk Kali Jan 2013 #15
That's what I also do if I don't have buttermilk handy. n/t gkhouston Jan 2013 #17
I have seen the buttermilk powder sold in the King Arthur's Flour catalog. FarPoint Jan 2013 #19
butter juice! noamnety Jan 2013 #18
Hmmm....interesting. Lucinda Feb 2013 #28
Buttermilk Pie! Bjornsdotter Jan 2013 #20
Mashed potatoes Cairycat Jan 2013 #21
Ranch dressing no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #22
one word - biscuits biscuits biscuits DrDan Jan 2013 #23
I have never baked home-made biscuits before kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #24
biscuits are simple - but the most important thing - do not overwork the dough DrDan Jan 2013 #25
Daddy liked dark forest Feb 2013 #26
Buttermilk is Yummy dem in texas Feb 2013 #27
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