Chocolatetown Special Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cocoa or Dutch Processed cocoa
• 1/2 cup Boiling water
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1 3/4 cups Sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milk (*)

Butter Cream Frosting:

• 6 tbsp butter or margarine, softened
• 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa or Dutch Processed cocoa
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Procedures

1. Heat oven to 350 F.
   
2. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
   
3. Stir together cocoa and water in small bowl until smooth.
   
4. Beat shortening, Sugar and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy.
   
5. Add eggs; beat well.
   
6. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to shortening mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until well
   
7. blended.
   
8. Add cocoa mixture; beat well.
   
9. Pour batter into prepared pans.
   
10. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
    
11. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
    
12. Cool completely.
    
13. Frost with ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.
    
14. To sour milk: Use 4 teaspoons white vinegar plus milk to equal 1-1/3 cups.

Buttercream Frosting:

1. Beat butter in small bowl.
2. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency.
3. Stir in vanilla.
4. About 2 cups frosting.