1 3/4 c Cake flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Soda 1 ts Salt 1 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Shortening 1 c Plus 2 T evaporated milk 2 Unbeaten eggs 2 Squares melted chocolate 1 ts Vanilla Stir flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar into a mixing bowl. Drop shortening and milk into dry ingredients. Do not dilute the evaporated milk, use full strength. Beat, beat, beat for about 2 minutes on low speed in an electric mixer. Add eggs and melted chocolate. Lastly add vanilla. Beat all together for 1 minute. Scrape down and beat again for another minute. Turn into two layer cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Frost with butter cream frosting to which 1/2 c walnuts, chopped fine have been added.
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