Louisiana Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1/2 c. cocoa
1 tsp. soda
2 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening
2 eggs
3/4 c. buttermilk
3/4 c. boiling water
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift flour, cocoa and soda together.
Cream sugar and shortening.
Add unbeaten eggs to creamed mixture, then add dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk.
Add boiling water, then vanilla; mix well.
Pour into a prepared 9 x 13-inch cake pan.
Bake for 30 minutes in a 350\u00b0 oven.