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The Rome Chocolate Cake

By Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Real Estate Broker/Owner with HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 311291

November 14, 2012 01:15 PM

The Rome Chocolate Cake

This recipe has been handed down by the Romes. My husband's father was one of 12 and his grandmother used to cook this cake on a wood stove. The recipe was given to me by Aunt Reva Rome.

My daughter Erica, makes it the best!

The Rome Cake (recipe from Aunt Reva)

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1 stick butter
2 eggs
4 squares bitter melted chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
8 oz Sour Cream
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 cup boiling water

Preheat oven 350 degrees.
Grease tube pan (no flour) and line just bottom with wax paper.
Cream butter and sugar together.
Add eggs and beat after each one.
Add vanilla.
Add melted chocolate.
Add flour and sour cream. (Alternate first flour and last flour.)
Mix baking soda and vinegar together. Add to batter.
Add 1 cup of boiling water...This mixture will be liquid.
Pour into tube pan.
Bake 1 hour.
When done, toothpick should be slightly moist.
ENJOY

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Debi Braulik

www.roundrealestate.com - Maple Valley, WA

Selling Maple Valley to Fife WA Homes For Sale

Sounds good. I've never baked a cake before with vinegar in it. You have me really curious about the taste and I plan on making this for my family. Thank you.

Nov 14, 2012 01:20 PM

Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Yummie...though I am not a big fan of chocolates, Margaret, this recipe is for my daughter.....

Nov 14, 2012 01:25 PM

Jennifer Fivelsdal

JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY

Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Margaret the looks so delicious, I might try making it when I have company. Ginger Salas gave me her mother's brownie recipe and that was awesome. I have made it for my open houses as well as friends and family.

Nov 14, 2012 02:53 PM

Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366

Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 - Placerville, CA

General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage

There not too many things better than a good chocolate cake Margaret. This one sounds yummy.

Nov 14, 2012 04:02 PM

Mike Warren

Real Estate - Colorado Springs, CO

That's delicious. That Rome Chocolate Cake recipe is great.

Norma J. Elkins

Elite Realty Group - Morristown, TN

Realtor - Elkins Home Selling Team

Sounds yummy - thanks for sharing. I will look forward to trying it.

Nov 14, 2012 06:55 PM

Anonymous

Jimmy Waites

I will be making this!!! Thanks for sharing. :)

Nov 14, 2012 09:29 PM

Mary Yonkers

Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA

Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Yum! I will pass the recipe to my daughter, Stacy, who is the baker in our family. Thanks for the reminder. I need to find my mother's recipe box for one of our family favs. Later. . .

Nov 14, 2012 09:31 PM

erica

Toothpick better be way more than moist!! Check it at 25 minutes and every 5 minutes after that. Better underdone than overdone (Margaret and I will eat the thing raw if necessary). Speaking of which, don't forget to lick the bowl.

Helpful hint: Make it a huge, HEAPING teaspoon of baking soda. Much closer to 2 tsp than 1.

I spray the sides of the pan with Pam for baking (it's like spray-on flour) just in case it doesn't feel like coming out of there.

And don't forget that Lee says frosting required, while I say frosting prohibited. YMMV.

Nov 14, 2012 09:38 PM

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Margaret. My Mother, of blessed memory, used to make a wonderful chocolate cake and I never got the recipe. I think I will try this. Thank you.

Nov 14, 2012 10:11 PM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

Margaret- all you have to say is Chocolate cake and I'm there! This recipe will definitely be tried very soon by me!

Nov 15, 2012 05:37 AM

Christine O'Shea

Christine E O'Shea Broker - Naples, FL

Margaret, I love Erica's little comments. ?There is nothing better than a cake made from scratch, My mom only makes her cakes from scratch and usually makes one per week!

Nov 15, 2012 10:26 AM

Cheryl Ritchie

RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com - Huntingtown, MD

Southern Maryland 301-980-7566

I need the low cholesterol version of the Rome Heirloom Cake. Uh Huh.

Nov 15, 2012 11:00 AM

June Piper-Brandon

Coldwell Banker Realty - Columbia, MD

Creating Generational Wealth Through Homeownership

Margaret, it sounds divine and with low fat sour cream it should be great for cholesterol watchers but substituting margarine would change the consistency too much.

Nov 15, 2012 11:24 AM

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD

Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Debi, Give it a try. I noticed that June #14 makes a pumpkin pie with vinegar. Go check it out.

Praful, Hope your daughter enjoys!

Jennifer, With the AR cookbook, you will have lots of choices.

Tom, It is.

Mike, Are you going to give it a try?

Norma, Thanks for stopping by.

Jimmy, You have been missed!

Mary, Hope you find the recipe box.

Er, Love your additions to our famous Rome cake. Hmm...more baking soda?

Sheila, I think you will like it.

Kathy, Let us know how it turns out.

Cheryl, You and I will just take a picture of the cake.

Christine, Where does your mom buy her 'scratch' ? I love Erica's comments.

June, Leaving out the butter, eggs and sour cream might make it lower in cholesterol.. but at what price?

Nov 15, 2012 09:16 PM

The Rome Chocolate Cake

The Rome Chocolate Cake

This recipe has been handed down by the Romes. My husband's father was one of 12 and his grandmother used to cook this cake on a wood stove. The recipe was given to me by Aunt Reva Rome.

My daughter Erica, makes it the best!

The Rome Cake (recipe from Aunt Reva)

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar

1 stick butter

2 eggs

4 squares bitter melted chocolate

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

8 oz Sour Cream

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vinegar

1 cup boiling water

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

Grease tube pan (no flour) and line just bottom with wax paper.

Cream butter and sugar together.

Add eggs and beat after each one.

Add vanilla.

Add melted chocolate.

Add flour and sour cream. (Alternate first flour and last flour.)

Mix baking soda and vinegar together. Add to batter.

Add 1 cup of boiling water...This mixture will be liquid.

Pour into tube pan.

Bake 1 hour.

When done, toothpick should be slightly moist.

ENJOY

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