Chocolate Cake Squares with Eggnog Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
• 3/4 cup powdered cocoa
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine,
  
• softened
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• Powdered sugar
• EGGNOG SAUCE(recipe follows)

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour
13x9x2-inch baking pan.

2. Stir baking soda into buttermilk in medium
bowl; set aside. Stir together cocoa and water
until smooth; set aside.

3. Beat butter, shortening and sugar in large
bowl until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla and salt;
beat well. Add buttermilk mixture alternately
with flour to butter mixture, beating until
blended. Add cocoa mixture; blend thoroughly.
Pour batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick
inserted in center comes out clean. Cool
completely. Sprinkle powdered sugar over top.
Serve with EGGNOG SAUCE. 12 to 15 servings.


EGGNOG SAUCE
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water
1-1/3 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
3 egg yolks, beaten
1/4 teaspoon brandy extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Several dashes ground nutmeg

1. Stir cornstarch and water in saucepan until
smooth. Add milk, sugar and egg yolks. Beat
with whisk until well blended.

2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in
extracts. Cool completely. Sprinkle nutmeg over
top. About 1-3/4 cups sauce.

* To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar
plus milk to equal 1 cup.