Savannah Chocolate Cake With Hot Fudge Sauce
["2 c. brown sugar", "1/2 c. vegetable shortening", "1 c. buttermilk", "1 tsp. vanilla", "2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted", "3 eggs", "2 cups sifted all-purpose flour", "1 tsp. baking soda", "1/2 tsp. salt"]
["Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.", "Cream the brown sugar with the shortening with an electric mixer.", "Add the buttermilk and vanilla then the melted chocolate.", "With the mixer running, add eggs, 1 at a time.", "Sift the flour with the baking soda and salt.", "Add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture and beat for 2 minutes.", "Grease and flour a 13 by 9 by 2 inch cake pan.", "Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until the cake is springy and a toothpick can be inserted and removed cleanly, about 40 minutes.", "Allow cake to cool for 10 minutes then turn it out onto a rack to finish cooling."]
["brown sugar", "vegetable shortening", "buttermilk", "vanilla", "unsweetened chocolate", "eggs", "flour", "baking soda", "salt"]