BISQUICK CHOCOLATE SWIRL CAKE

3 cups Original Bisquick
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup cold milk or water
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, melted and cooled
chocolate frosting below

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease & flour 13x9. Beat all ingredients except chocolate and chocolate frosting in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour 3 cups of the batter into pan. Beat melted chocolate into remaining batter on medium speed until well blended. Drop chocolate batter randomly by
tablespoonfuls onto white batter. Swirl knife though
batters for swirled design. Bake 30-35 minutes or til
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool
completely, about 1 hour. Frost with chocolate frosting.
Makes 16 servings.

Chocolate Frosting

1/3 cup margarine or butter softened
2 ounces unsweetened bakingchocolate melted and cooled
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
about 2 tablespoons milk

Stir in margarine and chocolate in medium bowl until
blended. Stir in remaining ingredients. Beat until
smooth and spreadable.
from the kitchen of Maureen Reid
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