Choice Chocolate Cake

Equipment
Measuring cups and spoons
Paper towel or waxed paper
9x1 ½ -inch round baking pan
Large mixing bowl
Wooden spoon
Small saucepan
Table knife
Rubber scraper
Wooden toothpick
Hot pads
2 cooling racks

Ingredients
Shortening
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup margarine or butter
½ cup water
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 egg
¼ cup buttermilk
½ teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate Frosting
Candy-coated milk chocolate pieces


Turn the oven to 350. Put some shortening on a piece of paper towel or waxed paper. Spread the shortening over the bottom and sides of the baking pan to grease it.
In the mixing bowl, put flour, sugar, and baking soda. Mix well with the wooden spoon. Save until later.
In saucepan, put butter, water, and cocoa powder. Put pan on burner. Turn to medium. Heat till butter melts. Turn off burner. Remove pan from burner.
Add the egg, butter mixture, buttermilk, and vanilla to dry ingredients. Beat till smooth with the wooden spoon. Pour the batter into the greased pan. With the rubber scraper, scrape all batter from the bowl into the pan.
Put the pan in the oven. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or till the toothpick