Devil Food Cake

This recipe has been passed down 3 generations. We are using this as our Birthday Cake, so this has family history in two ways. The Cake being made multiple generations and having it for every birthday in my family!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 Cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 3  eggs
• 2 (1 ounce)  baking chocolate squares, melted
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
• 1  cup milk
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  cups flour
• 1  pinch salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans

Directions

1. Cream butter with sugar. Add baking soda to buttermilk. Add baking soda and buttermilk to creamed butter and sugar. Then add eggs one at a time. Next add vanilla and pecans.
2. Sift in flour.
3. Melt chocolate to this add milk and brown sugar.
4. Pour the hot chocolate mixture into cake batter.
5. Stir Well.
6. Prepare one 9 X 13 cake pan.
7. Pour into cake pan.
8. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.