1 3/4	cups	Cake Flour
1 1/2	cups	Sugar
3/4	tsp.	Salt
1/2	tsp	Baking Powder
3/4	tsp	Baking Soda
1/2	cup	Shortening
3	ozs.(3 sqs.)	Unsweetened Chocolate, melted
1	cup	buttermilk or sour milk
1	tsp	Vanilla

Sift together cake flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Then add shortening, melted chocolate, buttermilk or sour milk and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes. Add 2 unbeaten eggs and beat 2 min. ( Add l cup fine coconut options, I prefer it without) Pour into 2 well greased and floured 9" pans and bake 25 -30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

This can be baked in a sheet cake pan. Ice with a confectioner's sugar, cream cheese or 7 minute icing.