Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting Recipe

Best Chocolate Cake Ingredients

2 cups Flour
2 cups Sugar
1/2 cups Shortening
3/4 cups Water
3/4 cups Buttermilk
1 teaspoons Baking soda
1 teaspoons Sale
1 teaspoons Vanilla
1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
2 Eggs
4 oz Unsweetened chocolate, -melted and cooled

Best Chocolate Cake Directions

1.
Heat oven to 350F.

2.
Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 3 pan, 3 8″ round pans or 2 9″ round pans.

3.
Beat all ingredients except fudge frosting in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
Beat on high speed for 3 minutes, scraping bowl constantly.
Pour into pan(s).

4.
Bake for 40-45 minutes (rectangle pan) or 30-35 minutes (round pans), or until wooden pick comes out clean.
Cool rounds 10 min.; remove from pans.
Cool completely.
Frost.

Fudge Frosting Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/2 cups shortening
3 oz unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cups milk
1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons vanilla

Fudge Frosting Directions

Mix all ingredients except vanilla in a 2 1/2 quart saucepan.
Heat to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally.
Boil 1 minute without stirring.
Place saucepan in a bowl of ice and water.
Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency; add vanilla.