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Devil's Food Cake

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled
Creamy Vanilla Frosting (See Below)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 round pans, 8 or 9x1 1/2 inches, or rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.

Beat all ingredients except Creamy Vanilla Frosting with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.

Bake rounds 30 to 35 minutes, rectangle 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Fill and frost round layers or frost top of rectangle with Creamy Vanilla Frosting. Makes 16 servings

Creamy Vanilla Frosting
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Mix powdered sugar and butter in medium bowl with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. Stir in vanilla and enough of the milk until smooth and spreadable.