Scotch Devil's Food Cake Bev Helling

2 cups sugar 1/2 cup margerine

2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt

4 rounded Tablespoons cocoa in 1 cup boiling water

1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon soda in 1 cup hot water

Cream sugar and margerine, add eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy. Add flour alternately with cocoa mixture ingredients. Last add 1 cup hot water and baking soda. Bake in large flat pan or 3 layer tins 30 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Done when it comes away from edge of pan.

White Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar 1/3 cup cold water

1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup Crisco

1 egg dash of salt

Vanilla

Beat all together with electric mixer until real white and creamy.