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Black Midnight Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Kara Rudeen
Ingredients Instructions

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs warmed to room temperature
  • 1 cup cocoa
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups water
Frosting:
  • 12 tablespoons sweet butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups cocoa
  • 5 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions
 

  1. In a medium bowl place the shortening, sugar, and eggs. Cream everything until the mixture is fluffy. Beat for 5 minutes more on high. In a medium bowl place the cocoa, flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix them together. In a small bowl place the vanilla and water. Alternately add a small amount of the flour mixture and then a small amount of the water mixture to the creamed egg mixture. Beat constantly until all of the ingredients are well mixed. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottoms of 3 cake pans with waxed paper. Pour batter into greased and floured pans. Bake for 35-40 minutes. For frosting: In a medium bowl place the butter and cream it. In a small bowl place the cocoa and sugar and mix them together. In another small bowl place the milk and vanilla and mix them together. Alternately add a small amount of the cocoa mixture and then a small amount of the milk mixture to the butter, whipping constantly, until everything is well mixed.