Natango's Chocolate Cake

by Tamika Williams
(Camrose, Montego Bay, Jamaica)

Natango's Chocolate Cake

My husband and son love chocolate cake.

I love chocolate bars, but alas not chocolate cake.

Cake mixes are either too dry or too moist so I came up with this.

Hope you will try and enjoy.

Ingreidents

• 1 cup shortening (substitite 3/4 cup vegetable oil)
• 2 cups sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 1 teaspn vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cup unsifted flour
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 teaspn baking soda
• 1 cup hot water

Instructions

• Cream the first four ingredients in a large bowl
• Add eggs and beat with mixer till mixture is light and fluffy
• In a seperate container mix cocoa, soda and hot water
• Combine all mixtures into one batter, and mix well
• Pour into two round baking tins, one 9 inches and the other 6 inches
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or test by inserting a skewer which should come out dry
• Take out of oven, allow to cool for three minutes
• Take cakes from tins and allow to cool completely on cake racks or plates
• When completely cool decorate with frosting of choice