chocolate cake squares with eggnog sauce

Ingredients For chocolate cake squares with eggnog sauce

• CAKE:
• 1 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 c

  buttermilk or sour milk (3/4 c. milk and 1/4 c lemon juice)
• 3/4 c

  hershey's cocoa powder
• 3/4 c

  boiling water
• 1/4 c

  butter, softened
• 1/4 c

  solid shortening-buttery crisco ,i use
• 2 c

  granulated sugar
• 2 lg

  eggs
• 1 Tbsp

  vanilla-yes tablespoon
• 1/8 tsp

  salt- that's a pinch
• 1 3/4 c

  all purpose flour
• EGGNOG SAUCE:
• 1 Tbsp

  cornstarch
• 2 Tbsp

  cold water
• 1 1/3 c

  milk
• 1/4 c

  granulated sugar
• 3 lg

  egg yolks, beaten
• 2 tsp

  brandy vanilla extract or bourbon vanilla extract
• 2 or 3 dash

  ground nutmeg