Mom's Famous Chocolate Cake With Fudge Frosting

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 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
• 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

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 boil water, butter, shortening and cocoa in a medium saucepan until all of the shortening is melted.
• 3 add sugar, sifted flour and soda.
• 4 add eggs, sour milk and vanilla.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 put in a 9x13 cake pan.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
• 8 frosting:.
• 9 mix powdered sugar, cocoa and salt thoroughly.
• 10 add vanilla and boiling water; stir until smooth.
• 11 add soft butter and stir until smooth.
• 12 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.