Old Fashioned 14 Layer Chocolate Cake

1 C                  Shortening

4                      Eggs

2 C                  Flour

2 Tbsp            Baking Powder

2 ½ C              Whole Milk

1 Tbsp            Vanilla Flavoring

1 Tbsp            Butter Flavoring

2 C                  Sugar

Thin Chocolate Frosting

3 C                  Sugar

6 Tbsp            Cocoa

1 C                  Butter

1 can              Evaporated Milk

Instructions                3 hours

1.     Make frosting first and set aside to cool.

a.     Melt butter in a 4 quart saucepan.

b.     Mix cocoa, sugar, evaporated milk. Bring to a rolling boil stirring constantly while cooking. Then reduce heat and cook 2 minutes.

c.      Remove from heat and cool.  It will be thin.

2.     Sift flour and baking powder then set aside.

3.     Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Then add 1 egg at a time and beat well.

4.     Add flour mixture alternate with milk. Beat until well blended.

5.     Stir in vanilla and butter flavoring.

6.     Grease a 9 inch pan with shortening and sprinkle with flour.  Be sure to wash pans after each layer to prevent a build up in the pans. 

7.     Spread ½ cup of batter in pans and bake in a preheated oven at 375 until lightly brown.

8.     You can put layers on a wire rack or clean towels until cool.

9.     Build cake layer by layer and spread a generous amount of frosting between layers on top and sides of the cake.

Hopefully this is like Nannie Mae's recipe