Mrs. Moore's Chocolate Cake Recipe #71618
My sister-in-law gave me this recipe and it is out of this world. I am not a big sweet fan, thank goodness, but this one I could not resist. It is just great. Enjoy.
by ~Nimz~
1 hour | 30 min prep
1 cake
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 3-4 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 6 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Cake: Sift flour and sugar together.
- Heat butter, cocoa, water and oil until it boils.
- Pour hot mixture over flour and sugar.
- Mix well by hand!
- Add buttermilk and soda.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Mix well.
- Bake in a well greased and floured 9x13 pan at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
- Icing: Mix butter, cocoa and buttermilk in heavy sauce pan.
- Heat until boils.
- Remove from heat.
- Add powdered sugar and mix well.
- Add pecans or walnuts and vanilla.
- Pour over cake while cake is still hot.
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