2 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking soda
¾ tsp salt
½ c soft shortening {no substitutions}
1 1/3 c sugar OR 1 1/2 c packed brown sugar
2 medium eggs
3 sqs unsweetened chocolate
1 ¼ c, less 2 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour, or use Bakers Joy, 2 9” layer pans. 

Sift together flour, soda and salt.  With mixer at medium speed, cream the shortening and sugar, then eggs, until very light and fluffy; mix in the melted chocolate. At low speed, beat in alternately, just until smooth, flour mixture in fourths and milk and vanilla combined, in thirds. 

Pour into pans and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until the cake tests done. Cool about 10 minutes before removing from pans and frost with your favorite frosting.