Snack Attack Chocolate Cake
Desserts:
Snack Attack Chocolate Cake
from From Portland's Palate...
A Collection of Recipes from the City of Roses
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INGREDIENTS FOR CAKE:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter (2 cubes)
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
INGREDIENTS FOR FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter (1 cube)
4 tablespoons cocoa
5 tablespoons buttermilk
4 cups (1 box) powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts, chopped
TO PREPARE THE CAKE:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Sift together flour and sugar. Set aside.
In a saucepan over high heat, bring butter, cocoa and water to
boil, then pour over sugar and flour mixture. Mix well.
Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla to flour mixture
and mix well.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 25 minutes at 400 degrees or until toothpick inserted in
center of cake comes out clean.
TO PREPARE THE FROSTING:
In a saucepan over high heat, bring butter, cocoa and buttermilk
to boil. Remove from heat. Add sugar, vanilla, and walnuts and
beat with a wire whisk until well blended. While frosting is
still warm, spread on cooled cake.
SERVES 16 TO 20
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