Ingredients
FOR THE
CAKE:
- 2 cups Flour
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon
Salt
- 4
Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
- 2 sticks
Butter
- 1 cup
Boiling Water
- 1/2 cup
Buttermilk
- 2 whole
Beaten Eggs
- 1 teaspoon
Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon
Vanilla
FOR
FROSTING:
- 1/2 cup
Finely Chopped Pecans
- 1-3/4 stick
Butter
- 4
Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
- 6
Tablespoons Milk
- 1 teaspoon
Vanilla
- 1 pound
(minus 1/2 Cup) Powdered Sugar
Directions
- In a mixing
bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.
- In a
saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.
- Add boiling
water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over
flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
- In a
measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and
vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into
sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.
- While cake
is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add
cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered
sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.
- Cut into
squares, eat.
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