INGREDIENTS
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Cake:
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1 cup butter
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1 cup water
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4 Tablespoons cocoa
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2 cups sugar (I use sucantat).
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2 cups unbleached flour (or 1 cup whole wheat and 1 cup unbleached white flour)
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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2 eggs beaten
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1/2 cup buttermilk, sour cream, or yogurt (they all work wonderfully).
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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Icing:
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1/2 cup butter
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1/4 cup cocoa
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6 tablespoons milk
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1 box (1 pound) organic powdered sugar (3-4 cups) or (you can make your own powdered sucanat by grinding it in a coffee mill if you want). Keep in mind that you don't want the frosting to stiff… it needs to be pourable
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla
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Chopped Pecans
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