"Meet the Cook: The biggest compliment I've ever gotten on this cake might have come when I baked it for my son's 11th birthday party last fall. The children were full after eating pizza, veggies and dip, etc. - but each of them asked for seconds! -Dianne Medwid, Dauphin, Manitoba..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups sugar
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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1/4 cup baking cocoa
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1 cup water
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2 large eggs
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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ICING:
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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1/4 cup baking cocoa
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1/3 cup milk
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup chopped walnuts