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Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Posted by Anonymous
This is a wonderful chocolate cake that was made in the olden days. It is absolutely delicious, yet simple.Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter 1 cup water 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/3 cup buttermilk 4 cups confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup chopped pecans 1 pinch salt
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a saucepan, melt 1 cup of butter. Stir in 1 cup water and 4 tablespoons cocoa powder. Remove from heat and set aside.
2 In a medium bowl, dissolve the baking soda in 1/2 cup of buttermilk. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the cooled cocoa mixture.
3 In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the cocoa buttermilk mixture. Stir until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Ice the cake with Buttermilk Pecan Icing while it's still warm.
4 For the icing: In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter with 4 tablespoons cocoa. Stir in 1/3 cup buttermilk, and heat until almost boiling. Stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla, salt and pecans. Remove from heat. Mix well and pour over warm cake.
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