- prep: 20 min
- cook: 40 min
- total: 1 hr
Summary
I can still remember my grandma serving this delicious cake on the big wooden table in her farm kitchen. Every time I bake this unusual cake, it takes me back to those special days at Grandma's. —Diane Ganssle, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1-1/2 cups milk, divided
- 2 unbaked pastry shells (9 inches)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream, optional
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 217 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 4 g 6.69%
- Saturated Fat: 2 g 7.6%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 4 mg 1.2%
- Sodium: 182 mg 7.59%
- Calcium: 59 mg 5.87%
- Potassium: 130 mg 3.7%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 8.19%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 45 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 8.3%
- Sugar: 26 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 0.99%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 3.89%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs2
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq