Big Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1 c. sour milk
• 2 tsp soda in milk
• 2 rounding c. flour, sifted
• 4 Tbsp cocoa in flour
• pinch of salt
• 1 c. boiling water
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c lard
• 2 eggs
• 1 c. water from raisins
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp soda
• 1 tsp baking powder