Recipe - Best Chocolate Cake With Fudge Frosting

2 cup Flour
2 cup Sugar
One half cup Shortening
Three fourths cup Water
Three fourths cup Buttermilk
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Sale
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One half teaspoon Baking powder
2 Eggs
4 ounce Unsweetened chocolate;
Melted and cooled

FUDGE FROSTING
2 cup Sugar
One half cup Shortening
3 ounce Unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cup Milk
One half teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoon Vanilla
1 Heat oven to 350F.

2. Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 3 pan, 3 8" round pans or 2 9" round pans.

3. 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).

4. Bake for 4045 minutes (rectangle pan) or 3035 minutes (round pans), or
until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool rounds 10 min.; remove from pans.
Cool completely. Frost.

Fudge Frosting: Mix all ingredients except vanilla in a 2 One half 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.

Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 16:13:47 0700

From: Gerald Edgerton jerrye@wizard.com

MCRecipe Digest V1 #118

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