Martin Chocolate Cake

Directions

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   Cream shortening and sugar.
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   Melt chocolate in water on stove and add
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   to
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   creamed
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   mixture.
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   Add
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   soda to buttermilk, then add flour
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   and milk alternately to mixture.
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   Add vanilla, then eggs and mix (eggs must be added last or the cake will be ruined). Bake in 8-inch square or 9-inch round layers or in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350°
10. 10
    for
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    25 minutes. May bake as cupcakes too.