Grandma'S Sour Cream Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. vegetable shortening
2 c. light brown sugar
3 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 c. sour cream
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp.soda
3 eggs
2 1/2 c. flour, sifted
1 tsp. salt
2/3 c. water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans. Cream butter or margarine, shortening, brown sugar and vanilla. Add eggs; cream until very light and fluffy.
Blend in melted chocolate and sour cream.
Beat 1 minute at medium speed to mix well about 150 strokes by hand.
Blend in sifted dry ingredients and water.
Beat 3 minutes 450 strokes by hand.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Cool in pans 10 minutes.
Ice with creamy vanilla frosting.