Best Chocolate Cake

• 2 c. all-purpose flour or cake flour
• 2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 3/4 c. water
• 3/4 c. buttermilk
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooked

1. Heat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch rectangular pan or 2 round pans or a 12-cup Bundt cake pan.
3. Beat all ingredients in large bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds.
4. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 3 minutes.
5. Pour into pan(s).
6. Bake rectangle 40 to 45 minutes, rounds 30 to 35 minutes and Bundt cake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cool Bundt cake and layers 10 minutes.
8. Cool rectangle on wire rack.
9. Invert onto wire rack and cool completely.
10. Frost with caramel frosting. Makes 16 servings.

flour, sugar, shortening, water, buttermilk, baking soda, salt, vanilla, baking powder, eggs, unsweetened chocolate

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=345644 (may not work)