All-in-one-pan Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

3 c flour
2 5/8 c sugar
3/8 c cocoa
1 ts baking soda
1/2 ts salt
2 c water
3/4 c vegetable oil
2 tb vinegar
2 ts vanilla
1 frosting
3/8 c butter
3/8 c vegetable shortening
1/2 c milk

Instructions

Boiling Heat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt into a 9x13-inch baking pan. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Mix with a large rubber spatula until smooth, taking care to mix ingredients along edges. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. FROSTING: combine butter and shortening in a food processor or mixing bowl. Add sugar and vanilla. Mix until smooth, about 2 minutes. Slowly drizzle in milk. Beat 2 minutes in food processor or 7-10 minutes with a mixer, until smooth, satiny and fluffy. Chill just 20 minutes before frosting. Helen Jolly ----