The Mayor'S Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. Crisco
pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
5 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
3 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted

Preparation

Sift together sugar and flour.
Cream shortening until fluffy. Slowly add sugar.
Add salt and vanilla.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Add soda to buttermilk.
Let foam. Alternately add flour and milk.
Add the melted chocolate.
Mix. Pour into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish, that has been greased, then lined with waxed paper and greased again.
Bake at 325\u00b0 about 35 minutes.
Turn out on waxed paper on a board and remove paper. Cool.
Flip cake over.