Categories: cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 to 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• for icing:
• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
• 2 heaping Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 stick shortening

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, cream the sugar and shortening. Beat in he eggs, one at a time. Then add the milk and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in the flour mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pans and bake 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 to 10 minute. Then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
4. To make the icing: Combine the sugar, milk and cocoa in a saucepan and cook over medium =-low heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Place pan in cold water. Add the shortening and stir until shortening melts.
5. To assemble: Place one layer on a platter or cake stand. Spread with a thin layer of icing. Top with second cake layer. Then frost using the remaining icing.

6. makes 1 (2-layer) cake

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