Chocolate Fudge Cake

This was a staple in our school lunches - peanut butter sandwiches, an apple or banana and this cake. The card says the recipe came from Francis Pirkl.

1/2 cup shortening

1-1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup sour milk

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/3 cup hot water.

Cream shortening. Add sugar and beaten eggs. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to mixture. Add soda to sour milk. Mix cocoa and hot water to smoothen mixture. Add to cake batter.

No baking instructions - I think we always baked at 350˚ oven. Yes, the word "smoothen" is written on the original card. It also says "make very often" on the bottom of the card.