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Joyce's Chocolate Cake

Source of Recipe


Joyce Cutrer






List of Ingredients



• 1 stick butter or margarine
  
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  
• 1/4 cup cocoa
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 1 tsp cinnamon
  
• Frosting (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Combine butter, oil, cocoa and water, and bring to a boil.
   
   
2. Mix sugar and flour together and add boiling cocoa mixture. Mix well. When mixture has cooled down some, add eggs. Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add to mixture. Add vanilla and cinnamon.
   
   
3. Pour into a (9 x 13-inch) baking pan that has been sprayed with nonstick vegetable cooking spray, and bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and frost immediately.
   
   Makes 1 (9 x 13-inch) cake.
   
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   FROSTING
   
   • 1 cup granulated sugar
   • 6 Tbsp butter
   • 1/3 cup half-and-half or evaporated milk
   • 1 (1-ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
   • 3/4 cup pecans
   
   In a large saucepan, combine sugar, butter, half-and-half (or evaporated milk) and chocolate, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue boiling for about 4 minutes, until mixture reaches soft-ball stage. Remove from heat.
   
   Sprinkle pecans over cake. Pour frosting on top.