Texas Chocolate cake

Name: Texas Chocolate cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 c sugar; 2 c flour; 1/4 c cocoa powder; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 c butter; 1/2 c buttermilk; 1/2 c vegetable oil; 1 c water; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract

By Kellie Ekeland
@KKTexas

A Texas tradition

Rating:

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Serves:

Prep:

25 Min

Cook:

25 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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2 c

sugar
2 c

flour
1/4 c

cocoa powder
1 tsp

cinnamon
1 tsp

baking soda
1/2 c

butter
1/2 c

buttermilk
1/2 c

vegetable oil
1 c

water
2

eggs
1 tsp

vanilla extract

How to Make Texas Chocolate cake

Step-by-Step

In a large bowl, sift sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda and cinnamon and set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix melted butter, buttermilk, vegetable oil, water, beaten eggs and vanilla.
Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir well.
Pour into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish and place in oven at 400 degrees for 25 - 30 min. (Check on it at 25 min. If center still jiggles, bake another 5 min.) Toothpick should come out clean from center of cake when done.
While cake is baking....make frosting
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. milk
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup butter
1 lb. powdered sugar - (4 cups)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

In a small pan mix milk and cocoa stirring well until completely blended with no heat. Turn heat on to med - low and add butter. Stir until butter is thoroughly melted. Pour mixture into a medium sized mixing bowl and add sifted powdered sugar, vanilla and pecans. Mix well. Once cake is done, pour frosting immediately over hot cake and let sit for a while (at least 1 hour) before serving.