Jeannie's Chocolate Cake

By lisaS

This chocolate cake is the best of the best out there, family and friends love it! Whether your looking to impress your guests or celebrate a birthday this cake will not disappoint.

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
• 2/3 cup Crisco
• 2 beaten eggs
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• FROSTING:
• 1 box powdered sugar
• Cocoa
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare 2 9" pans, cut cut two wax paper rounds and place on bottom of pans brushed with crisco

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Cream together sugar, Hershey's cocoa and Crisco.

Add 2 beaten eggs, flour, soda, salt, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat well and lastly add 1 cup boiling water stir well and quickly put in oven immediately 25 minutes do not over bake this cake, check cake with toothpick.

FROSTING:

Blend all ingredients thoroughly.

This freezes beautifully.