Grandmother's Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

1 stick butter
1/4 cup Crisco
3 tablespoon cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter milk
1 table spoon baking powder
2 tsp vanilla

Method

• Use a greased jelly roll or other long thin pan. This cake freezes well.
• Bring to boil 1 stick butter, 1/4 cup Crisco, 3 tablespoons cocoa and 1 cup water.
• Mix 2 cups flour and 2 cups sugar in a bowl, pour over this the above mixture and stir adding 2 slightly beaten eggs.
• Add 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 tablespoon baking soda, scant teaspoon cinnamon, 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix well.
• Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Test, do not overbake.