Mom Wentz's Chocolate Wonder Cake

Sift together:

2 cups sifted plain flour (not cake flour)

1 1/2 cups regular, granulated sugar

1/2 cup regular cocoa

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt



Add:

3 eggs

1/2 cup shortening

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup cold water (that has 1 tsp. baking soda added to it)



Add:

3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk



Grease pan(s) and dust with flour or sugar.  Bake in a 9" x 13" pan

at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until cake tester comes out

clean.



OR:  Can be put in 2 round 9" cake pans, but check at 25-30 minutes

and bake at same 350 degrees.



Icing with the original chocolate icing Mom Wentz had on her two-

layer cake (this was at least in 1952), but some favorites with our

family are white or butter frosting on the confectioners box or

bag.