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BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients
1 ½ cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup butter
3 squares unsweetened chocolate melted 3 eggs

Instructions
Grease and flour two 8 inch round cake pans. Combine all ingredients and beat at
high speed for 5 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

I made this chocolate cake for the first time for Ron on his first married birthday.

I iced it with chocolate icing and decorated the cake.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Ingredients
TOPPING:

1/2 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1 can (8 slices) pineapple slices
maraschino cherries

CAKE:

2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar

1 egg well beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup milk

Instructions
Set oven for 350 degrees. Sprinkle brown sugar on bottom of well greased pan. Dot with

3 tablespoons butter and melt in oven for about 12 minutes or until the brown sugar is
melted. Drain pineapple juice and place pineapple slices in pan with cherry in the
center of the pineapple slice. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Cream butter and
add sugar gradually. Add egg, vanilla beat well. Add flour mixture a little at a time
alternating with the milk. Pour batter over fruit and bake 35-40 minutes. Let cool 5

minutes and then turn upside and place on serving plate.

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