Old Fashioned Chocolate Brownie Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CAKE
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
ICING
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
6 tablespoons buttermilk
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

CAKE.
Preheat oven to 375F; grease and flour a 9x13 pan.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, shortening, cocoa and water. Heat in microwave to boiling, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, in mixing bowl, combine sugar and flour.
Pour hot mixture over sugar and flour and mix to combine.
Add remaining cake ingredients and beat until well blended.
Pour into pan and bake for 35-45 minutes or until done (toothpick inserted comes out clean and when shaken, cake seems set).
Pour icing on cake immediately after taking it out of oven.
ICING.
In medium microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, cocoa and buttermilk in bowl and heat in microwave until boiling, stirring to occasionally.
Pour hot mixture into mixing bowl and add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Pour over hot cake right after removing from oven.
If using nuts, sprinkle over icing while still soft.
NOTE: If you prefer a thinner \"brownie height\" cake, bake in an 11 x 15 pan at 400\u00b0F for 20-25 minutes or until done.