the moistiest chocolate cake

Name: THE moistiest chocolate cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CAKE; 1/2 cup(s) butter, melted; 1 cup(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) cooking oil; 2 cup(s) flour; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) cocoa, unsweetened; 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 - eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; ## FROSTING; 1/2 cup(s) butter, melted; 1/4 cup(s) cocoa, unsweetened; 16 ounce(s) powered sugar; 1/3 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) walnuts, chopped

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Kerri Dierberger

sparks, NV

Updated on Mar 4, 2013

This is my aunt's recipe. It truely is the moistest cake I've ever eaten.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 12 to 14

Ingredients

CAKE
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup water
1/2 cup cooking oil
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa, unsweetened
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 - eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
FROSTING
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup cocoa, unsweetened
16 ounces powered sugar
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts, chopped

How To Make the moistiest chocolate cake

Step 1

CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

1. In separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla.
Step 3

2. In saucepan, melt butter, mix in water and oil. 3. Add butter mixture to buttermilk mixture. Mix by hand or machine until smooth. 4. Pour into approx. 9 x 13 inch baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Step 4

FROSTING: 1. Melt butter in saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and mix until smooth. 2. Frost cake while hot out of the oven.
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