Cocoalight cake

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Sifted flour
2 cups Sugar
¾ cup Shortening
1 teaspoon Salt
⅔ cup Cocoa
¾ cup Milk
1 teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ cup Milk
3 Eggs, unbeaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Directions

Measure first 6 ingredients into a mixing bowl. Beat vigorously by hand or with an electric mixer (at medium speed) for 2 minutes. Stir in baking soda and rest of ingredients.

Beat vigorously by hand or mixer (medium speed) for 2 minutes. Pour into two 9-inch layer cake pans that have been lightly greased. Bake for 30 minutes at 350!. Cool cake in pan on rack for 15 minutes before removing from pan. Loosen edges from the pans with a spatula.

Place rack over cake and pan; invert together. Frost as desired.

From the files of Al Rice, North Pole Alaska. Feb 1994

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