Delicious Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

This is a wonderful chocolate cake that was made in the olden days. It is absolutely delicious, yet simple. This recipe was by far the best Chocolate cake and frosting recipe I’ve ever made. It was a total winner with my family. This is the only Chocolate cake recipe I’ll ever use……..yummy

 

 

Delicious Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ 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
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• ⅓ cup buttermilk
• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 pinch salt

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 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.

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.

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.

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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