Best Chocolate Cake

1 hours Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 35 minutes

1111 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	cup	flour, all-purpose
2	cups	sugar
1/2	cup	vegetable shortening
3/4	cup	water
3/4	cup	buttermilk
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1	teaspoon	salt
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
1/2	teaspoon	baking powder
2	large	eggs
4	ounces	chocolate unsweetened	melted and cooled

Fudge frosting
2	cups	sugar
1/2	cup	vegetable shortening
3	ounces	chocolate unsweetened
2/3	cup	milk
1/2	teaspoon	salt
2	teaspoons	vanilla extract

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13 X 9 X 2 inches, 3 round pans, 8 X 1-1/2 inches, or 2 round pans, 9 X 1-1/2 inches.

Beat all ingredients except Fudge Frosting in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.

Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.

Bake rectangle pan 40 to 45 minutes, round pans 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.

Prepare Fudge Frosting; frost cake.

FUDGE FROSTING: Mix all ingredients except vanilla in 1-1/2 quart saucepan.

Heat to rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute without stirring. Place saucepan in bowl of ice and water. Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency; stir in vanilla.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 422g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1111 15% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.0g	29%
Saturated Fat 11.0g	53%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 111mg	37%
Sodium 1131mg	47%
Total Carbohydrate 237.0g	79%
Dietary Fiber 6.0g	22%
Sugars 205.0g
Protein 13.0g	26%