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		 Yield: 12 servings 
		|    ½ | cups |   Cocoa   |  
|    ½ | cups |   ;Boiling Water   |  
|    2/3 | cups |   Vegetable Shortening   |  
|  1¾ | cups |   Sugar   |  
|      1 | teaspoon |   Vanilla Extract   |  
|      2 | lg |   Eggs   |  
|  2¼ | cups |   Unbleached All-Purpose Flour   |  
|  1½ | teaspoon |   Baking Soda   |  
|    ½ | teaspoon |   Salt   |  
|  1 1/3 | cups |   Buttermilk Or Sour Milk; Use   |  
 
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