Old-Fashion Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting
Robert Ogle
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 tsp. salt
  1. Heat oven to 350. Beat all ingredients except frosting in bowl on low speed 30 seconds scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high 3 min. Pour into pans. Grease and flour pans.
  2. Bake 40-45 min. Cool completely.
Fudge Frosting
Ingredients
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 tap. salt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  1. Mix all except vanilla in saucepan.
  2. Heat to boil stirring occassionally. Place saucepan in ice and water.
  3. Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla.
  4. Spread  evenly on cooled cake.
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