Best Ever Chocolate Cake

120 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 90 minutes

568 calories per serving view nutrition facts

6 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

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

Directions

Cream sugar and shortening and add eggs, one at a time.

Sift flour three times with cocoa and salt.

Add alternatley with buttermilk.

Add soda and water and add to above ingredients.

Grease and flour 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan.

Bake at 300 degrees for 90 minutes.

Test for doneness. Cool and ice with your favorite icing.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 241g

Amount per Serving

Calories 568 6% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.0g	5%
Saturated Fat 1.0g	7%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 72mg	24%
Sodium 449mg	19%
Total Carbohydrate 129.0g	43%
Dietary Fiber 4.0g	15%
Sugars 86.0g
Protein 10.0g	20%

Vitamin A	2%		Vitamin C	1%
Calcium	8%		Iron	21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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