CHOCOLATE CAKE

By stepjo7269

Dave

Ingredients

• ● Sift together in a bowl:
• Cake
• 2 C. sugar
• 2 C. plain flour
• ½ tea. salt
• ● Combine together in a sauce pan and bring to a boil:
• 1 C. water
• ½ C. shortening
• 1 stick margarine
• 3 T. cocoa
• ● Pour the previous mixture over sugar & flour mixture and mix.
• ● Add soda and vanilla to buttermilk.
• ● Add eggs and buttermilk mixture to batter.
• ● Pour into greased 11"x15" pan.
• ● Bake on 350F for 20 to 30 min.
• ● Leave cake in pan to frost. (Frost while still hot)
• Frosting:
• 1 stick margarine
• 2 T. cocoa
• 6 T. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 box powdered sugar
• nuts (optional)
• ● Melt margarine and add cocoa and milk.
• ● Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and nuts if desired.

Preparation

Step 1

● Frost cake while still warm.