Texas Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. Crisco
1 stick margarine
4 Tbsp. cocoa
1 c. water
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
2 unbeaten eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift sugar with flour.
Mix soda with buttermilk.
Mix margarine, Crisco, cocoa and water in saucepan.
Bring to a boil. Pour over sugar and flour; mix well.
Add other ingredients; beat well.
Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan.
Bake 45 minutes at 300\u00b0.
Start making icing 5 minutes before cake is done.
Ice in pan while cake is hot.