Red Devil'S Food Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening
1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. sour milk
1 c. boiling water
2 eggs
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening.
Add eggs.
Mix and sift dry ingredients except soda.
Add alternately with sour milk to cream mixture.
Add vanilla last.
Put soda in boiling water and add. Bake in moderate oven.