Description
This is a wonderful chocolate cake that was made in the olden days. It is absolutely delicious, yet simple.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup water
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ 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
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 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.
Prep Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 18