Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. cocoa
1 1/2 c. hot water
2 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 c. Crisco
1 3/4 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix cocoa with hot water; set aside.
Blend flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder; set aside.
With electric mixer, beat Crisco, sugar, eggs and vanilla; add set-aside ingredients. Stir well.
Place batter in 9 x 13-inch cake pan and bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.