2 c Sugar
2 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Crisco
1/4 c Cocoa
1 c Water
1/2 c Buttermilk
1 ts Soda
1 ts Vanilla
2 Eggs
CHOCOLATE ICING 1/2 c Butter
1/4 c Cocoa
6 tb Milk
1 ts Vanilla
1 lb Pk powered sugar
Sift sugar,flour & salt together. Mix in sauce pan butter,crisco, cocoa & water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Pour into sifted mixture, stir and add buttermilk, vanilla,eggs and soda. Bake at 400 deg 25-30 minutes. ***CHOCOLATE ICING*** Mix in sauce pan butter, milk, cocoa and vanilla and bring to a boil. Add powdered sugar, and ice while cake is hot. Source: Abilene Cook Book Posted by Ken Strei