Red Devil'S Food Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
2 c. flour (measure before sifting)
2 heaping Tbsp. cocoa
1 c. hot water
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time, beating in well.
Add buttermilk alternately with flour to which salt has been added, beating well.
Mix to a paste cocoa and 1/2 cup hot water.
Add soda to other 1/2 cup hot water.
Add both to mixture. After mixing it will seem rather thin, but that is as it should be.
Bake in 3 (8-inch) pans or 2 (9-inch) pans which have been greased and lined with wax paper at 350\u00b0 until testing done with a toothpick.
Frost with 7 Minute Frosting.
Cover with shredded coconut.