Thirty Minute Cocoa Cake With Quick Cocoa Frosting recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup butter ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup water ½ cup buttermilk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup chopped walnuts ½ cup butter ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ⅓ cup milk 3 ½ cups sifted confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Nutrition Info
- 408.4 caloriescarbohydrate: 59.6 gcholesterol: 62 mgfat: 18.7 gfiber: 1.5 gprotein: 3.6 gsaturatedFat: 10.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 196.8 mgsugar: 46.9 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Thirty Minute Cocoa Cake With Quick Cocoa Frosting
Directions
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In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup butter or margarine, 1/4 cup cocoa, and water. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted.
In a large mixing bowl stir together sugar, flour, soda, and cinnamon. Add cocoa mixture to flour mixture, and blend. Beat together eggs and buttermilk, and blend into batter thoroughly. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour batter into ungreased 9 x 13 inch pan.
Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
To Make Frosting: Five minutes before cake is done, combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup cocoa, and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and simmer about 3 minutes, remove from heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla, blending until smooth. Spread immediately over hot cake in pan. Sprinkle with nuts.