Grandma's Chocolate Cake

Name: Grandma's Chocolate Cake
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: ½ cup + 2 tablespoons shortening; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; ½ cup hot water; ¼ cup cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1½ cups milk; 2½ cups flour; ½ cup butter; 3 tablespoons cocoa powder; 2½ cups powdered sugar; 2 tablespoon milk (more or less for consistency)

Grandma's Chocolate Cake was pinched from <a href="http://jensfavoritecookies.com/2014/09/03/grandmas-chocolate-cake/" target="_blank">jensfavoritecookies.com.</a>

"A mild chocolate cake with mild chocolate buttercream...."

INGREDIENTS

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½ cup + 2 tablespoons shortening

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1 cup sugar

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2 eggs

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1 teaspoon vanilla

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½ cup hot water

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¼ cup cocoa powder

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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¼ teaspoon salt

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1½ cups milk

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2½ cups flour

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½ cup butter

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3 tablespoons cocoa powder

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2½ cups powdered sugar

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2 tablespoon milk (more or less for consistency)

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