Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1  cup boiling water
• 1  cup  Wesson Oil
• 2  cups white sugar
• 2  whole eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  cocoa
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

• old fashioned chocolate icing

• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 4  tablespoons  cocoa
• 6  tablespoons  whole milk
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Cream oil, sugar and cocoa.
2. Add eggs.
3. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
4. Add soda and salt. Add vanilla to hot water and fold water into cake. Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until done.
5. Icing For Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake: Bring margarine, cocoa and whole milk to boil.
6. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla.
7. Mix until smooth and of spreading consistency.
8. This is my favorite chocolate cake.