Brownie Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. cocoa
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 c. Crisco or other shortening
1 c. water
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. soda
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix cocoa, butter, shortening and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Sift together flour, sugar and soda.
Dump all dry ingredients into the melted mixture and beat a few minutes. Add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
Beat a few more minutes.
Pour into a greased and floured long pan and bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes or until done.
As soon as possible after you take the cake out of the oven; pour on frosting.