Chocolate Cake with Hot Fudge Sauce

Cake:
2 C. brown sugar
1/2 C. shortening
1 C. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
3 eggs
2 C. sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350. Cream together brown sugar and shortening; add buttermilk and vanilla. Add melted chocolate, then add eggs one at a time; beat 2 min. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt and add to sugar mixture. Bean an additional 2 min. Pour into a greased and floured 9 X 13 in. baking dish. Bake 40-45 min. or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool.

Hot Fudge Sauce:
one 4 oz. bar German chocolate
1/2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1/2 C. butter
3 C. powdered sugar
1 2/3 C. evaporated milk
1 1/4 tsp. vanilla

Melt chocolate and butter in saucepan over very low heat. Stir in powdered sugar, alternating with evaporated milk, blending well. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until mixture becomes thick and creamy, about 8 min. Stir in vanilla; serve warm over chocolate cake...or your favorite sheet cake.