The Best Chocolate Cake You Ever Ate - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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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
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch pan.
Sift 2 cups white sugar and 2 cups flour together; set aside.
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.
Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk; add with eggs, salt, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon vanilla to cocoa, flour mixture and stir well.
Pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 minutes.
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.
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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