Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting

Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting

Ingredients:

• 2 c Flour
• 2 c Sugar
• 1/2 c Shortening
• 3/4 c Water
• 3/4 c Buttermilk
• 1 ts Baking soda
• 1 ts Salt
• 1 ts Vanilla
• 1/2 ts Baking powder
• 2 Eggs
• 4 oz Unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• Fudge frosting (see below)

Instructions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 3 pan, 3 8" round pans or 2 9" round pans.
Beat all ingredients except fudge frosting in a large bowl on low speed
for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3
minutes, scraping bowl constantly. Pour into pan(s).
Bake for 40-45 minutes (rectangle pan) or 30-35 minutes (round
pans), or until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool rounds 10 min.;
remove from pans. Cool completely. Frost.

Fudge Frosting

• 2 c sugar
• 1/2 c shortening
• 3 oz unsweetened chocolate
• 2/3 c milk
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 t vanilla

Directions:

Mix all ingredients except vanilla in a 2 1/2 quart saucepan. Heat to a
rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute without stirring. Place
saucepan in a bowl of ice and water. Beat until frosting is smooth and
of spreading consistency; add vanilla.