Best Chocolate Cake With Fudge Frosting*

Ingredients

250 gr all purpose flour
800 gr sugar
190 gr shortening
180 ml water
180 ml buttermilk
5 gr baking soda
4 gr salt
4 gr vanilla
2 gr baking powder
2 eggs
130 gr unsweetened chocolate melted
1 fudge frosting
95 gr unsweetened chocolate
160 ml milk
9 gr vanilla

Instructions

Heat oven to 180ÂșC . Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 5 cm; 3 round pans, 8 x 4 cm; or 2 round pans, 9 x 4 cm. Beat all ingredients except Fudge Frosting in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans. Bake rectangular pan 40 to 45 minutes, round pans 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely. Prepare Fudge Frosting; frost cake. (Fill layers with one third cup frosting; frost side and top with remaining frosting.) FUDGE FROSTING Mix all ingredients except vanilla in 2.5-quart saucepan. Heat to rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute without stirring. Place saucepan in bowl of ice and water. Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency; stir in vanilla.