Cocoa Cake

1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar 
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp. salt
3/4 cup boiling water
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and stir well. Add buttermilk. 
Mix flour, cocoa and salt and add to shortening mixture. Put soda 
in boiling water and add to mixture. Add vanilla. Bake at 350 
degrees for 30-35 minutes or until done. Frost with cocoa frosting 
in frostings section.