Gob Cake recipe

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Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
3 teaspoons baking soda
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
⅔ cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups water
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup shortening
⅔ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup white sugar

Nutrition Info

287.4 calories
carbohydrate: 38 g
cholesterol: 10.7 mg
fat: 14.7 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 2.1 g
saturatedFat: 4.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 285.5 mg
sugar: 25.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

  2. Mix the flour, 2 cups of the sugar, baking soda, 6 tablespoons of the cocoa, salt, vegetable oil, vinegar, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and the water together. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into on ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan.

  3. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cake cool than ice.

  4. To Make Icing: Beat together the butter or margarine, vegetable shortening, 1 cup sugar, milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Continue beating for 10 minutes. Spread over cooled cake.

Recipe Yield

1 9x13-inch cake

Recipe Note

The gob cake is a Pennsylvanian relative of whoopie pie, combining a chocolate cake with sweet, creamy icing, as done in this recipe.

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