Aunt Maggie'S Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter
1 c. Crisco
1 c. white sugar
3/4 c. cocoa (make paste with small amount water)
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
2 c. self-rising flour
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla flavor

Preparation

Cream 1 stick of the butter, Crisco and 1 cup sugar.
Add cocoa paste.
Sift flour and soda together; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Add eggs and vanilla last; beat well.
Bake in 3 (9-inch) layers at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.