Chocolate Town Special Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa | ||
| Boiling water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Shortening | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Eggs | 2 | |
| All purpose flour | 2 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking soda | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 1 1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milk | ||
Directions
Grease and dust with flour two 9-inch cake pans.
Make smooth paste of cocoa and boiling water; cool slightly.
Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl; blend in eggs.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.
Add cocoa paste to batter, blending well.
Pour batter into pans.
Bake at 350°F. for 35-40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Frost as desired.
Make smooth paste of cocoa and boiling water; cool slightly.
Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl; blend in eggs.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.
Add cocoa paste to batter, blending well.
Pour batter into pans.
Bake at 350°F. for 35-40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Frost as desired.
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