Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 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
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 9x13 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.