Chocolate Cake Recipes

Ingredients

Cake:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water
3 tablespoons cocoa
2 eggs well beaten
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Chocolate Frosting:
1/2 cup margarine
3 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons milk
1 box powdered sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla

Method

1. Put flour, sugar, salt and cinnamon in large bowl of mixer.
2. In saucepan put margarine, shortening, water and cocoa.
3. Bring to a boil and pour over flour mixture.
4. In another bowl put eggs, soda, buttermilk and vanilla.
5. Add to preceding mixture and beat well then pour into prepared sheet pan.
6. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
7. To make frosting mix margarine, cocoa and milk in saucepan.
8. Heat over low heat but do not boil.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and pecans.
11. Mix well and put on cake as soon as removed from the oven.
12. Cut cake into squares to serve.

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