1940s Betty Crocker Chocolate Chips Cake

I love finding recipes like this. I was talking the other day about a chocolate chip cake that I used to make when I was young and first learning to bake. It was in my mother’s big red Betty Crocker cookbook. That cookbook was a staple in our house. I used it all the time learning to cook. In fact I think many of you probably know the book I am talking about.

I went looking to see if I could find a copy of the recipe but I found this one instead. I couldn’t wait to bake it for the family. Though, I am still looking for the recipe I remember this one will do for now.

Verdict:

This is an old-fashioned dense rich cake. The recipe says to sift the flour twice. Usually with today’s flours you don’t need to but I would suggest you sift it at…