Mom'S Famous Chocolate Cake With Fudge Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
3/4 cup shortening
5 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup sour milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting
1 lb powdered sugar, unsifted
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
7 tablespoons boiling water
6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, softened

Preparation

Cake:
Boil water, butter, shortening and cocoa in a medium saucepan until all of the shortening is melted.
Add sugar, sifted flour and soda.
Add eggs, sour milk and vanilla.
Mix well.
Put in a 9x13 cake pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
Frosting:
Mix powdered sugar, cocoa and salt thoroughly.
Add vanilla and boiling water; stir until smooth.
Add soft butter and stir until smooth.
You can frost the cake while it is still warm, but don't cut the cake until the frosting has had time to set up into fudgey goodness.