Midnight Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour, sifted
• 2/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. grease well and flour to 9 inch round layer pans.
• 2 cream together shortening, sugar and eggs until fluffy; about 5 minutes on high.
• 3 sift dry ingredients together and mix on low speed adding alternately with water and vanilla.
• 4 pour half of mixture into each prepared pan.
• 5 bake 35 minutes. cool. frost with favorite icing.
• 6 can be made in one 13x9 pan and baked for 40-45 minutes.