The Best Chocolate Cake You Ever Ate |
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Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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I make this cake over and over. It is easy to put together and the frosting of the cake is easy and fast. It goes fast around my house. Ingredients:
2 cups white sugar |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup butter |
1/2 cup vegetable oil |
1 cup water |
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 cup buttermilk |
2 eggs |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 cup butter |
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
1/4 cup milk |
4 cups confectioners' sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 cup chopped pecans |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch pan.
2. Sift 2 cups white sugar and 2 cups flour together; set aside.
3. In a sauce pan; combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, oil, water, and 1/4 cup cocoa. Bring mixture to a boil, remove from heat and add to dry ingredients.
4. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk; add with eggs, salt, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon vanilla to cocoa, flour mixture and stir well.
5. Pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 minutes.
6. To Make Frosting: Five minutes before cake is done combine 1/2 cup butter,1/4 cup cocoa and 1/4 cup milk in saucepan and bring to a boil.
7. Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and chopped pecans. Pour frosting over hot cake. Cake remains moist and may be frozen. Serves 20.
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