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What You Need:

• 2/3 cup soft shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

How to Make It:

“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.”
       — Erma Bombeck

Louisiana Chocolate Cake

What You Need:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening

What You Need:

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1 cup shortening, butter or margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 6-ounce pkg. chocolate bits
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)