The Best Chocolate Cake You Ever Ate

I make this cake over and over. It is easy to put together and the frosting of the cake is easy and fast. It goes fast around my house.

• Calories: 335 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup milk
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup buttermilk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch pan.

Step 2

Sift 2 cups white sugar and 2 cups flour together; set aside.

Step 3

In a sauce pan; combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, oil, water, and 1/4 cup cocoa. Bring mixture to a boil, remove from heat and add to dry ingredients.

Step 4

Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk; add with eggs, salt, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon vanilla to cocoa, flour mixture and stir well.

Step 5

Pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 minutes.

Step 6

To Make Frosting: Five minutes before cake is done combine 1/2 cup butter,1/4 cup cocoa and 1/4 cup milk in saucepan and bring to a boil.

Step 7

Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and chopped pecans. Pour frosting over hot cake. Cake remains moist and may be frozen. Serves 20.