Parslow'S Devil'S Food Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted cake flour
2 c. sugar
6 Tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. Crisco
3/4 c. plus 1/2 c. buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine cake flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, Crisco and 3/4 cup buttermilk in bowl.
Mix thoroughly at medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in soda and baking powder.
Add 1/2 cup buttermilk, eggs and vanilla.
Mix thoroughly at medium speed for an additional 2 minutes.
Bake in greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans for 30 to 40 minutes.