Best Ever Chocolate Cake

• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose (packed)
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup water boiling
• 2 teaspoons baking soda

1. Cream sugar and shortening and add eggs, one at a time.
2. Sift flour three times with cocoa and salt.
3. Add alternatley with buttermilk.
4. Add soda and water and add to above ingredients.
5. Grease and flour 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan.
6. Bake at 300F (150C) for 90 minutes.
7. Test for doneness.
8. Cool and ice with your favorite icing.

sugar, vegetable shortening, eggs, flour, cocoa powder, salt, buttermilk, water boiling, baking soda

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/best-chocolate-cake-5179 (may not work)