Ashton's Chocolate Cinnamon Cake
CAKE:Bring the following to the boil in a sauce pan:
1 cup (2 cubes) butter
1/4 cup cocoa
2 squares of unsweetened baker's chocolate (or another 1/4 c. cocoa if you don't have the unsweetened chocolate)
1 cup water
Pour boiling mixture over:
2 cups white flour
2 cups white sugar
Mix together until smooth
Then mix in:
1/2 cup buttermilk (can put 1 tsp vinegar in 1/2 cup regular milk and leave it for about 30 minutes to curdle and use that)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
When thoroughly mixed, pour batter into greased 9x13 baking pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees (until toothpick inserted in center comes out pretty clean).
GLAZE: (I usually just make about 1/2 this amount but if you like a lot of frosting, go for the full amount!)
Bring to a boil:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
6 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
Remove from heat and then add powdered sugar gradually and stir in nuts (if you want)
3 3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Pour glaze over cake while it's still warm. Refrigerate cake to help glaze set up before serving. Or serve warm.
Great with ice cream.
3 comments:
Yum. Yum. Yum. I think I might make this tomorrow. Of course for no special occasion, but simply for the fact, you eat carrots and I eat chocolate cake.
(Remember when I admitted that to a room full of women last fall!?)
Oh my stars! I am so going to make this soon. Yummmmm....
Thanks for the yummy recipe! I just made it for an after school snack, (dessert)! It is so delicious!
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