Chocolatetown Special Cake

Ingredients
2* 1/4 	cups 	all-purpose flour
 * 1/2 	cup  	HERSHEY'S cocoa or HERSHEY'S Dutch Processed cocoa
 * 1/2 	cup 	Boiling water
 * 2/3 	cup 	shortening
 * 1 3/4 	cups 	Sugar
 * 1 	tsp 	vanilla extract
 * 2 		eggs
 * 1 1/2 	tsp 	baking soda
 * 1/2 	tsp 	salt
 * 1 1/3 	cups 	buttermilk or sour milk (*)
 * ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (recipe follows)
 * 6 	tbsp 	butter or margarine, softened
 * 2 2/3 	cups 	powdered sugar
 * 1/2 	cup 	HERSHEY'S cocoa or HERSHEY'S Dutch Processed cocoa
 * 1/3 	cup 	milk
 * 1 	tsp 	vanilla extract

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 350 F. 
 * 2) Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
 * 3) Stir together cocoa and water in small bowl until smooth. 
 * 4) Beat shortening, Sugar and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy. 
 * 5) Add eggs; beat well.
 * 6) Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to shortening mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until well
 * 7) blended. 
 * 8) Add cocoa mixture; beat well. 
 * 9) Pour batter into prepared pans.
 * 10) Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. 
 * 11) Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. 
 * 12) Cool completely. 
 * 13) Frost with ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.
 * 14) To sour milk: Use 4 teaspoons white vinegar plus milk to equal 1-1/3 cups.

ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

 * 1) Beat butter in small bowl.
 * 2) Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency.
 * 3) Stir in vanilla.
 * 4) About 2 cups frosting.