30's Depression Cake

A chocolate cake with minimal ingredients and no eggs.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 rounded Tbsp. shortening
• 3/4 - 1 cup cocoa
• hot water
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• milk
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

Using a 2 cup measure make a paste of cocoa and hot water. Fill the 2 cup measure the rest of the way with milk. Add sugar, baking soda, flour and vanilla and mix all ingredients until smooth.

Bake in a bundt pan at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes

Source: Old family recipe

By Patty Hamburger from Colorado Springs, CO