Mary Seward'S Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs
1 c. cooking oil
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. hot water
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients.
Add oil and eggs; mix.
Add buttermilk, hot water and vanilla.
Mixture will be very thin.
Bake in a 9 x 13-inch pan or two 9-inch layers (after greasing and flouring lightly) in a 350\u00b0 oven until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle, approximately 40 minutes for the 9 x 13-inch pan.