Chocolatetown Special Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa (125 mL)
• 1/2 cup boiling water (125 mL)
• 2/3 cup shortening (150 mL)
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (425 mL)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL)
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (550 mL)
• 1 1/2 tsps baking soda (7 mL)
• 1/2 tsp salt (2 mL)
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk or soured milk* (325 mL)
• 6 tbsps butter or margarine, softened (90 mL)
• 2 2/3 cups icing sugar (650 mL)
• 1/3 cup milk (75 mL)