Grandma'S Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. cocoa
2 1/2 c. flour
1 c. boiling water (add last)
2 tsp. soda

Preparation

Mix sugar, shortening, salt, vanilla and eggs until creamy. Mix flour and cocoa together, then add to sugar mixture, a little at a time, and a little buttermilk at the time, until all is mixed well.