Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2/3 c. shortening
1/2 c. cocoa
1 tsp. soda
1/3 c. flour
1 c. buttermilk
1/3 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Beat sugar, eggs and shortening.
Dissolve cocoa and soda in hot water.
Beat in sugar mixture.
Add flour, buttermilk, soda and vanilla; mix well.
Put in well-greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan or 3 (8-inch) round pans.