Chocolatetown Special Cake

Ingredients
Butter Cream Frosting:
 * 1/2 cup cocoa or Dutch Processed cocoa
 * 1/2 cup Boiling water
 * 2/3 cup shortening
 * 1 3/4 cups Sugar
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
 * 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
 * 1/2 tsp salt
 * 1 1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milk (*)
 * 6 tbsp butter or margarine, softened
 * 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
 * 1/2 cup cocoa or Dutch Processed cocoa
 * 1/3 cup milk
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 350 F.


 * 1) Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.


 * 1) Stir together cocoa and water in small bowl until smooth.


 * 1) Beat shortening, Sugar and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy.


 * 1) Add eggs; beat well.


 * 1) Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to shortening mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until well


 * 1) blended.


 * 1) Add cocoa mixture; beat well.


 * 1) Pour batter into prepared pans.


 * 1) Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.


 * 1) Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.


 * 1) Cool completely.


 * 1) Frost with ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.


 * 1) To sour milk: Use 4 teaspoons white vinegar plus milk to equal 1-1/3 cups.

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.