Brown Sugar Fudge Cake w/ Vanilla Sauce

• 2 14 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 34 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 12 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 2 melted unsweetened chocolate squares
• 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 12 cup light cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
2. Grease and dust (2) 9 x 1 1/2 inch layer pans and dust w/ flour.
3. Sift flour, soda and salt into bowl.
4. Add brown sugar, shortening and 2/3 of the buttermilk.
5. Beat 2 minutes medium speed or 300 strokes by hand.
6. Scrape sides and add rest of the ingredients.
7. Beat 2 more minutes.
8. Bake 30-35 minutes.
9. Serve w/ ice cream and/or vanilla sauce below.
10. Vanilla Sauce: Melt butter in medium saucepan.
11. Remove from heat.
12. Add remaining ingredients, mixing well.
13. Simmer, stirring over low heat about 5 minutes or until the sugar is dissolved.
14. Serve hot over pudding or cake.

cake flour, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, vegetable shortening, buttermilk, vanilla, eggs, chocolate squares, butter, sugar, light cream, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/brown-sugar-fudge-cake-w-vanilla-sauce-23430 (may not work)