Grandma'S Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. flour
1 c. butter, oleo or shortening
2/3 c. cocoa
1/2 c. hot coffee
2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream shortening; add sugar and cream again.
Add eggs, beating well.
Mix cocoa and coffee; add to creamed ingredients. Sift flour, soda and salt together; add to creamed ingredients, in thirds, with buttermilk.
Beat for three minutes.
Add vanilla and beat about 30 seconds.