Special Chocolate Cake With Double Frosting

• 3/4 c. + 2 Tbsp. cocoa
• 1 c. boiling water
• 2 Tbsp. butter/oleo
• 2 c. sugar
• 2 c. sifted cake flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1/2 c. buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• never fail frosting and chocolate frosting
• chocolate curls (optional)

1. Combine cocoa, boiling water and butter, stirring until mixture is smooth; set aside to cool.
2. Combine sugar and next 4 ingredients in a mixing bowl; add cocoa mixture and shortening, beating at medium speed until blended.
3. Add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla; beat 2 minutes or until blended.
4. Pour batter into 3 waxed paper lined and greased 8-inch round cake pans.
5. Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean.
6. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.
7. Spread never fail frosting between layers and on top of cake.
8. Spread chocolate frosting over top and sides of cake.
9. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.
10. Yield one 3-layer cake.

boiling water, butter, sugar, cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, shortening, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, never fail frosting, chocolate curls

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=295297 (may not work)