Best Chocolate Cake

Name: Best Chocolate Cake
Total time: P1H
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: flour; sugar; vegetable shortening; water; buttermilk; baking soda; salt; vanilla extract; baking powder; eggs; chocolate unsweetened; sugar; vegetable shortening; chocolate unsweetened; milk; salt; vanilla extract

Submitted by beccarn

YIELD

1 cake

PREP

25 min

COOK

35 min

READY

1 hrs

Ingredients

CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

CUPS SUGAR

CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING *

CUP WATER

CUP BUTTERMILK

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

TEASPOON BAKING POWDER

LARGE EGGS

OUNCES UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE
melted and cooled

Fudge frosting

CUPS SUGAR

CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING *

OUNCES UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE

⅔

CUP MILK

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT

Directions

Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13 X 9 X 2 inches, 3 round pans, 8 X 1½ inches, or 2 round pans, 9 X 1½ 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 1½ 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.