Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

Summary

A handwritten cursive recipe for a chocolate buttermilk cake, on aged/yellowed 3-hole-punched notebook paper, with no attribution or date given.

Physical artifact: lined, 3-hole-punched notebook paper, cursive handwriting, visibly aged/yellowed with a torn corner — likely an older family recipe, but no date is written on it.
Ingredients:
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 c. buttermilk
2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. vanilla
3 tbs. cocoa (heaping)
2 c. flour
1 c. boiling water
Method: 1. Cream sugar and butter; add eggs. 2. Dissolve soda in buttermilk and whip; add to creamed mixture and beat. 3. Add flour, then the boiling water. 4. Bake about 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
Note on card: "Your time for baking will vary, and it may take 15 minutes more or 15 minutes less to cook."