Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 34 c butter or margarine
• 1 23 c sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 c unsifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp vanilla flavor
• 23 c cocoa
• 1 14 tsp baking soda
• 14 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 13 c water

Directions

1. Combine butter sugar eggs and vanilla in a large bowl
2. Beat at high speed for 3 minutes
3. Blend dry ingredients in separate bowl
4. Add with water to the creamed mixture
5. Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch layer pans
6. Bake at 350 until cake tester is clean and dry
7. Cool for 10 minutes then frost with a buttercream frosting
8. Serves 10 to 12