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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Nice Chocalte cake big enough to feed a large gathering or to be serve over several days on an outing. Ingredients:
1 cup butter |
4 tablespoons cocoa |
1 cup water |
2 cups plain flour |
2 cups sugar |
1/2 cup buttermilk |
2 eggs, slightly beaten |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/2 cup butter |
4 tablespoons cocoa |
6 tablespoons milk |
1 lb powdered sugar (453g size) |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 cup pecans, chopped |
Directions:
1. Cake:Melt butter, cocoa, and water and bring to a rapid boil.
2. Pour over sugar and flour mixture and mix with an electric mixer.
3. Add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla and mix well.
4. Mixture will be very runny.
5. Pour into 11x16 greased sheet cake pan.
6. Bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
7. Cake is done when it begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
8. Bake time will vary with different ovens.
9. Leave cake in pan and cool before icing.
10. Icing: Mix first 3 ingredients and bring to a rapid boil, remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla.
11. Beat with mixer until smooth.
12. Stir in pecans by hand and spread on cooled cake.
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