Categories: cake

Ingredients

• cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Frosting:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 Tbsp. unsweetened coca powder
• 6 Tbsp. butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 Tbsp. milk

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a 9x 13 inch baking pan.
3. To make the cake:
4. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, salt and baking soda and mix well.
5. In a saucepan, combine the butter, shortening, cocoa and water and cook, stirring, just until mixture comes to a boil.
6. Add the cocoa mixture, along with the vanilla, eggs and buttermilk to the flour mixture. Mix on a low speed until ingredients are completely combined.
7. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake 30 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, make the frosting. In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, butter, vanilla and milk and bring to a boil.
9. After removing cake from the oven, poke holes in the cake and pour the frosting over the cake, letting it seep into the cake. Serve warm.

Email to a friend | Print this recipe | Back