vote for cake

On this Election Day, one more recipe from 1915's The Suffrage Cookbook seems like an informed political decision, and since it's been a devilish campaign season, this old school Devil's Food Cake can maybe sweeten the outcome:



Devil's Food

2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup grated chocolate
1 1/2 teaspoons soda

Dissolve soda in boiling water and pour over chocolate and let cool. Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add the eggs and other things. Bake in layers.