Christmas Eve Chocolate Cake

Christmas Eve Chocolate Cake
 
 Categories: Milk, Butter, Holidays, Cakes, Christmas
 
 2 cups of sugar
 2 cups of flour
 1/2 cup of shortening
 1/2 cup of butter or margarine
 1 cup of water
 1/4 cup of cocoa
 1/2 cup of buttermilk
 2 Eggs, beaten
 1 teaspoon of baking soda
 1 teaspoon of vanilla
 Icing Ingredients
 1/2 cup of butter or margarine
 1/4 cup of cocoa
 6 tablespoons of milk
 1 Box Powdered Sugar
 1 teaspoon of vanilla
 1 cup of chopped nuts

Instructions:

Cake: Sift flour and sugar together. Bring butter, shortening, water and cocoa to a boil in a sauce pan. Pour over flour mixture while still hot. Add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla. Spoon into a large baking sheet with sides. Bake in a 400ºF. oven for 20 minutes. Ice cake while still hot. Icing: Combine butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts. Mix well.

This recipe from the "Flat Rock Cookbook". Recipe by: Alice Bauers, Flat Rock, Michigan Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 650 by PLK1028@aol.com on Jan 31, 1998

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