Brownstone Front Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
3 c. cake flour
1 c. Crisco
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda
3 Tbsp. cocoa
1/2 c. warm water
3 eggs

Preparation

Melt cocoa and soda in warm water.
Set aside.
Cream Crisco and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Add vanilla.
Add flour alternately with buttermilk.
Add cocoa mixture.
Bake in three greased and floured pans at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.