Mexican Chocolate Cake

My Mom found this recipe in the local newspaper years ago. Now I make this for my family! The cinnamon makes it yummy!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 18

Ingredients

• CAKE

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 4  tablespoons  cocoa
• 1  cup water
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  sour milk (place 1 ½ teaspoons vinegar in a half cup measuring cup and fill cup with milk to equal ½ cup)
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

• ICING

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2  tablespoons  cocoa
• 6  tablespoons milk
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine butter, oil, cocoa and water in a saucepan and heat until butter is melted.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, sugar, milk, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla.
4. Add melted butter mixture to the flour mixture and blend.
5. Pour batter into a greased 9X13X2-inch baking pan and bake 20-25 minutes or until done.
6. While cake is still hot, ice cake.
7. For icing, combine butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan and heat until bubbly around the edge.
8. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, vanilla, and pecans.