Chocolate Town Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. sugar
2/3 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sour milk
1/2 c. Hershey's cocoa
1/2 c. boiling water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Cream sugar and shortening in mixing bowl.
Add eggs one at a time; add vanilla.
Sift flour, baking soda and salt.
Add alternately with milk.
Make heavy paste of cocoa and boiling water; add and blend well.
Bake about 35 minutes until done (milk may be soured by adding 1 teaspoon vinegar to milk).