Brownstone Front Cake
["2 c. sugar", "3 c. cake flour", "1 c. Crisco", "1 c. buttermilk", "1 tsp. vanilla", "1 tsp. soda", "3 Tbsp. cocoa", "1/2 c. warm water", "3 eggs"]
["Melt cocoa and soda in warm water.", "Set aside.", "Cream Crisco and sugar.", "Add eggs, one at a time.", "Add vanilla.", "Add flour alternately with buttermilk.", "Add cocoa mixture.", "Bake in three greased and floured pans at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes."]
["sugar", "cake flour", "Crisco", "buttermilk", "vanilla", "soda", "cocoa", "warm water", "eggs"]