The Best Chocolate Cake You Ever Ate
Description
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
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2 cups white sugar
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup butter
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup water
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1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup butter
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1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/4 cup milk
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4 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch pan.
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Sift 2 cups white sugar and 2 cups flour together; set aside.
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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.
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Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk; add with eggs, salt, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon vanilla to cocoa, flour mixture and stir well.
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Pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 minutes.
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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.
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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.