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Tim's Favorite Chocolate Cake

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This recipe was given to me by my dear friend Kate years ago, and I've been making it ever since. I made it for Tim after we were first married and he loved it. I now make it every year for his birthday! :)


Date Added:	August 26, 2004	Season:
Category:	Cakes	Prep. Method:
Calories:		Dish Type:	Cake
Serves:	0	Cuisine:
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Ingredients:

2 sticks butter or margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

FROSTING:
1 stick butter or margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 box confectioner's sugar
buttermilk -- as needed

Directions:

Bring to a boil the 2 sticks oleo, 4 T cocoa and the 1 cup of water; stir until smooth.
In a large bowl, mix the sugar, flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Then add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to 1/2 cup buttermilk in another container, then add this to the dry mixture. Add 1 t. vanilla and 2 eggs to this mixture.
Add the boiled mixture to the large mixing bowl mixture. Mix all together until smooth. Pour into a greased sheet pan and bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes. (SEE NOTES: May take 35 minutes, set for that first). Test for doneness with toothpick; may be slightly moist but still done
Cool cake and frost with frosting mixture. To make frosting, melt the oleo, cocoa and buttermilk in a small saucepan. Add the vanilla. When melted, remove from heat and pour into a small mixing bowl. Add 1 box of confectioner's sugar and beat until smooth. May need to add more buttermilk, as needed, to get to the right spreading consistency.
Stacy's Notes : I make this every year for Tim's birthday! This cake is only suitable as a sheet cake. It is very moist and will not hold up to being baked in two round cake pans and then frosted as a two layer round cake. It will slip and fall apart. Also, don't use the Kitchenaid stand mixture to mix the flour/sugar mixture with the hot boiled mixture. Use a mixing bowl and handheld slow mixer. Don't ask me how I know that as soon as you pour the hot boiled mixture into the flour mixture and turn on the stand mixer, that it will spurt out hot liquid everywhere and make a mess. Don't do it (again). :)

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Added On: August 26, 2004

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