Chocolate Cake (Faith Morrison, Sunbeam mixmaster)

2 1/4 Cup flour
1 Cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Mix all the above.  Add:

1 Cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegitable shortening
3 squares baker's chocolate, unsweetened, melted  (or substitute 3 Tablespoons cocoa and 1 Tablespoon butter)
3/4 Cup milk
1 1/2 teaspooon vanila

Mix until a thick batter is formed.  Add:

3 eggs
1/2 Cup milk

Mix until a thinner batter is formed.  Bake in three buttered, floured, lined with wax paper (don't skip this part) 9" cake pans.  Bake at 325oF for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center..  Turn out of the pan after cooling on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes (don't fail to turn them out of the pan promptly).  Frost with frosting made from whipped cream with convectioners sugar and cocoa powder to taste.