Red Devil's Food Chocolate Fudge Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup sour milk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1 cup coconut
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 disolve soda in milk and vinegar; set aside.
• 2 mix sugar and shortening until creamy then mix with eggs and vanilla.
• 3 sift flour with cocoa and baking powder.
• 4 mix dry and liquid ingredients together, except the food coloring and water should be added last.
• 5 bake at 375, for 15 to 20 minutes in a 9x13 pan.
• 6 frost with chocolate fudge icing:.
• 7 five minutes before cake is done, place margarine in saucepan; bring to boil, stirring constantly.
• 8 remove from heat; add remaining ingredients.
• 9 beat well and spread on hot cake.