Mexican chocolate cake
Mexican chocolate cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup, 1 stick, margarine
- 1/2 cup oil
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Chocolate fudge frosting:
- 1/2 cup, 1 stick, butter
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 pound box confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Recipe method:
- Sift together the sugar, flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, place water, margarine, oil and cocoa powder.
- Bring to a boil and pour over dry ingredients. Mix well.
- Combine buttermilk, eggs and vanilla extract.
- Add to the chocolate batter. Mix well.
- Pour into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
- Start frosting 5 minutes before cake is done.
- Chocolate fudge frosting:
- Place margarine, cocoa powder and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Be careful not to burn.
- Add confectioners sugar, vanilla extract and pecans. Mix well.
- Poke holes in hot cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Spread frosting on hot cake and serve from pan.
- The frosting recipe can be made into delicious fudge by reducing milk to 4 tablespoons.
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