Scotch Devil's Food Cake Bev Helling
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup margerine
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
4 rounded Tablespoons cocoa in 1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda in 1 cup hot water
Cream sugar and margerine, add eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy. Add flour alternately with cocoa mixture ingredients. Last add 1 cup hot water and baking soda. Bake in large flat pan or 3 layer tins 30 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Done when it comes away from edge of pan.
White Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup cold water
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup Crisco
1 egg
dash of salt
Vanilla
Beat all together with electric mixer until real white and creamy.