HOT COCOA CAKE
Ingredients:
2 sticks margarine; divided use
1/2 cup vegetable oil
5 1/2 Tablespoons Cocoa; divided use
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoon vanilla; divided use
6 Tablespoons milk
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup pecans – chopped or broken in half
Preparation:
Melt and bring to a boil:
1 stick margarine
1/2 cup oil
3 tbsp. cocoa
1 cup water
Mix with above:
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
Add to the above mixture:
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all the above together in a large mixing bowl. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour the batter in the baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes or until it tests done with a toothpick inserted in the center and while it”s baking, make the icing (below).
Icing:
1 stick margarine
2 1/2 tbsp. cocoa
6 tbsp. milk
Melt the above in a small saucepan – do not boil.
In medium mixing bowl, mix the above with 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup of pecans, and 1 tsp. of vanilla.
Pour the icing and spread it over the cake while it’s still hot.