Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

• 2/3 c. boiling water
• 2 sq. unsweetened chocolate
• 1/2 c. shortening, softened or melted
• 1/2 c. buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 c. sifted cake flour
• 1 1/3 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. double-acting baking powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla

1. Put chocolate in boiling water; stir until melted.
2. Cool.
3. Sift together flour, sugar, salt, soda and baking powder.
4. Add shortening, buttermilk, cooled chocolate and vanilla to dry ingredients.
5. Beat vigorously for 2 minutes by hand or on medium speed with electric mixer.
6. Add unbeaten eggs and continue beating for 2 minutes longer.
7. Pour into greased and floured or paper-lined 9-inch round cake pans and bake in a 350u0b0 oven for about 30 minutes.
8. Cool slightly and remove from pans.
9. Frost with favorite white frosting or white between layers and chocolate over top and sides.

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

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=504276 (may not work)