Best Hard Times Cake Recipes

HARD TIMES CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Make and share this Hard Times Chocolate Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by MizzNezz

Categories Breads

Time 50m

Yield 1 13x9 cake

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 cups water
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoons cocoa
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine, softened
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons cocoa

Steps:

Heat oven to 350*.
Stir together first 5 ingredients.
Add flour, sugar, soda and salt.
Stir until mixed well.
Pour into greased and floured 9x13 baking pan.
Bake for 40 minutes.
Frosting: Beat all ingredients until smooth and creamy.
Frost completely cooled cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 6958.1, Fat 265.1, SaturatedFat 41.6, Cholesterol 8.5, Sodium 5965.9, Carbohydrate 1127.5, Fiber 20.9, Sugar 814, Protein 48.1

HARD TIMES CAKE

Hard Times Cake image

This is a quick and easy cake to make when in a pinch. I got it from the Divide School Cookbook.

Provided by Isabel Vela @christinabel

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup(s) butter
2 cup(s) sugar
3 cup(s) flour
1 cup(s) sour cream
3 - eggs
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
- jelly (any flavor)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients except jelly together.
Pour into 2 greased round cake pans.
Bake 35-50 minutes or until top of cake springs back when pushed lightly with your fingertips.
Let cool a few minutes; spread jelly on top of each layer while still warm.