GRAM HILL’S YELLOW CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE ICING

My father's mother, whom we called Gram Hill, would make a huge yellow cake with chocolate icing for special occasions. She only made it for birthdays and holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Juneteenth, so it was a highly anticipated treat. Her cakes were always moist, and the icing was like eating a creamy chocolate bar. I remember being excited to open the tin cake dish lid and eat the chocolate crumbs around the cake. I still have her cake dish and think of her every time I bake this cake.

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Jennifer Hill Booker