Jean snow’s fabulous chocolate cake recipe

Jean Snow’s Fabulous Chocolate Cake recipe

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Ingredients:

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 stick butter

1 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

1/2 cup butter-flavored Criscoshortening (solid)

4 heaping Tablespoons cocoa

1 cup water

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

Frosting:

1 stick butter

4 heaping Tablespoons cocoa

6 to 8 Tablespoons milk

3/4 box powdered sugar

Instructions:

This may take a little more time, but the results are sure worth it!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Ingredients must be mixed in proper order for best results.

Cake: Sift flour, sugar, and salt together. Set aside. In a sauce pan, mix butter, Crisco,water, and cocoa. Heat until it almost boils. Pour over dry ingredients. Beat well by hand. Add soda and buttermilk and beat gently only to mix. Add eggs and vanilla last. Mix gently. Pour into 9 x 13 inch greased and floured pan. Bake for 20 minutes only. 10 minutes into baking time, start to make frosting.

Frosting: Mix ingredients together in microwavable bowl. Heat in microwave until warm only. Pour over cake immediately after removing cake from oven.