Chocolate Rhubarb Cake

• 1/2 cup margarine or butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil 
• 1 3/4 cups sugar 
• 2 eggs 
• 2 tbsp. vanilla 
• 1/2 cup sour milk 
• 2 cups rhubarb 
• 2 1/2 cups flour 
• 4 tbsp. cocoa 
• 1 tsp. baking soda 
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 
• 1/2 tsp. salt 
• 1 tsp. baking powder 
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional 
• 1 cup nuts, optional 
  

Mix margarine, oil, and sugar; cream well. Add eggs, vanilla, and sour milk; mix well. Add flour, 
cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder; mix well. Stir in rhubarb, adding chocolate 
chips and nuts, if desired. Put in a 9 x 13-inch greased and floured pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 
1 hour. Frost with chocolate frosting. 

Submitted by: Robert Silveus 

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