Black Midnight Cake
rec.food.cooking/shacra
A recipe from the 30's that is still wonderful to this day...

Cream together:
2/3 cup Crisco
1 2/3 cups sugar

Beat in:
3 whole eggs
set aside

Mix separately:
2/3 cup cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/3 cups cold water
set aside

And mix separately in another bowl:
2 cups sifted flour
1/3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/4 tsp. soda
Add alternately (cocoa mixture and flour mixture) to the egg mixture.

Pour in greased 9/13 pan and bake 30-35 minutes at 350.