Buttermilk Cocoa Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, combine 1/4 cup cocoa and water until smooth.
• 2 add 1/2 cup butter. bring just to a boil.
• 3 remove from the heat.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar and baking soda; add cocoa mixture.
• 5 combine eggs, oil and 1/2 cup buttermilk; beat until smooth.
• 6 pour into a greased 13x9x2 in pan.
• 7 bake at 350 for 30-35 min or until a toothpick inserted near the centre comes out clean.
• 8 for frosting: in a large saucepan, bring 1/4 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup buttermilk to a boil.
• 9 remove from the heat.
• 10 whisk in the confectioner's sugar and vanilla.
• 11 spread over warm cake.
• 12 sprinkle with pecans.
• 13 cool on a wire rack.