Buttermilk Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
2 C. flour
2 C. sugar
1 C. water
1/2 C. shortening
1 stick margarine
4 Tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 C. buttermilk
Icing:
1/3 C. sweet milk
3-1/2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 stick margarine
1 C. chopped nuts
1 box powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Cooking Instructions
Cake: Sift flour and sugar. In saucepan, mix water, shortening, margarine, vanilla, and cocoa and bring to a boil (stir often). Pour over flour/sugar mixture. Mix eggs, baking soda, and buttermilk together in a separate bowl and add to chocolate mixture. Pour into greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 25 minutes. Icing: In a saucepan, combine sweet milk, cocoa, and margarine and bring to a boil. Add 1 box powdered sugar and vanilla gradually; mix well. Add pecans and mix with icing. Pour and spread over hot cake A really moist cake!
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