Great Aunt Lola's Chocolate Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
-
Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup butter
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
-
Fudge Icing
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
- 6 tablespoons milk or 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- In large bowl, mix flour, sugars, soda and cinnamon.
- In heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat til melted and just UNDER a boil, don't boil!, the 2 sticks butter, 4 Tbl. cocoa and the 1 cup water.
- Pour over dry ingredients.
- Stir. Add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Stir well til all is combined.
- I use a large whisk for this.
- Scrape sides and bottom to incorporate all til smooth, but you don't have to over-mix. Pour into greased and floured 13x9 pan.
- I use my old metal one for this, *it seems to come out MUCH better than using a glass one.
- Bake in 350º oven for 35-40 minutes, test with a toothpick.
- Remove from oven and while cooling, make icing.
-
Fudge Icing:
- In heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt and bring just UNDER a boil, the butter, cocoa and cream or milk.
- Stir in quickly the powdered sugar and vanilla til creamy.
- Then QUICKLY spread/pour over warm cake. Spread icing evenly over top.
- Chill in fridge til set.
- *For the icing, it's 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar or 1 (1 lb. ) box. It doesn't want to show up in the recipe.
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Wildflour
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