3 1/3 c Basic cake mix 1/2 c Cocoa
1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Boiling water
2 Eggs, beaten 1 t Baking soda
1 c Buttermilk 1 t Vanilla
-CREAMY FROSTING-
1 c Milk 1/2 c Shortening
2 T Flour 1 c Sugar
pn Salt 1 t Vanilla
1/2 c Butter or margarine,softened
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease and flour two 8″ round pans. In a
large bowl, combine cake mix, sugar, eggs amd buttermilk. Mix well. In
small bowl combine cocoa, boiling water, baking soda and vanilla. Add
to the cake mixture. Beat well. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 10
minutes. Turn oven to 375 and bake 20 more minutes. Cool in pans 20
minutes, then cool on wire rack. Cook together milk, flour and salt
about 5 minutes, until thickened. Cool. Combine butter or
margarine, shortening and sugar in a small bowl. Beat well. Add to
cooled milk mixture, beating constantly. Beat about 7 minutes until
smooth. Stir in vanilla. Frost cooled cake.
Yields
1 cake