Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 c White sugar (125 mL)
2 tb Shortening (30 mL)
2 tb Cocoa (30 mL)
2 ts Baking powder (10 mL)
1 c Flour (250 mL)
1/2 ts Salt (2 mL)
1/2 c Warm milk (125 mL)
1/2 c Brown sugar (125 mL)
3 tb Cocoa (45 mL)
2 c Boiling water (500 mL)
1 tb Butter or margarine (15 mL)

This recipe yields a generous amount of chocolate sauce to spoon over
the rich dark chocolate cake.

Serves 4-6

Cream the sugar with the shortening until fluffy.

Sift 2 tbsp. (30 mL) of cocoa, baking powder, flour and salt together.

Add the warm milk to the shortening mixture and stir in the flour
mixture. When well combined, place the dough in a casserole dish or
loaf pan.

Mix 3 tbsp. (45 mL) of cocoa and brown sugar together and sprinkle
over the batter.

Dissolve the butter in hot water and pour over the batter.

Bake at 350 F. for 40 minutes.

Source: Emily Walker's A Cook's Tour of Nova Scotia

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