Devil'S Food Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
1 1/3 c. sugar
2 eggs (unbeaten)
2 to 3 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 c. plus 2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift flour once; measure and add soda, salt and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder and sift.
Cream the shortening.
Add sugar gradually and cream until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
Add chocolate and blend.
Add flour alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.
Turn into two 9-inch pans lined on bottom with foil. Bake in moderate oven for 30 minutes.
Spread with icing as desired.