Best chocolate cake with fudge frosting
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ¾ | cup | Water |
| ¾ | cup | Buttermilk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sale |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 4 | ounces | Unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled |
| Fudge frosting (see below) | ||
| Fudge Frosting | ||
Directions
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 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.
====================================================================== 2 c sugar ½ c shortening 3 oz unsweetened chocolate ⅔ c milk ½ t salt 2 t vanilla Mix all ingredients except vanilla in a 2½ 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.