That is the title of this recipe. How could I flip past that? I had to try it and it was perfect for our family dinner with Jamie's parents before he left for his big Hunting trip in South Texas! Let's get to it!
The usual suspects! For the cake you need:
2 cups flour
1 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 heaping tablespoons cocoa
2 sticks of butter
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 whole beaten eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
First I put some water on to boil.
I don't think you need a picture but I took one so there it is.
Next you are going to mix your dry ingredients. Be sure to flatten off the top of your measurements.
Your dry ingredients include flour, sugar and salt.
Next go ahead and melt two sticks of butter in a medium saucepan.
While the butter is melting, go ahead and measure out your 4 tablespoons of cocoa.
Once the butter has melted add the cocoa and stir well.
Then you are going to add the boiling water and stir! This is what the mixture will look like. Allow it to boil for 30 seconds then turn off heat.
Pour this mixture over the flour and stir to combine.
This takes a few minutes but once combined set aside.
Next measure your buttermilk in a measuring cup.
Crack and beat the two eggs in a separate dish.
Add the eggs to the buttermilk and stir.
Add in the baking soda and vanilla and stir.
Pour this mixture into the flour/chocolate mixture and stir!
This also takes a minute! I know what you are thinking, why not just use a mixer and that is a valid point but it really wasn't too bad and it is okay if it is a little lumpy.
This recipe is made for use with a 18x13 sheet cake pan, prepare it with cooking spray.
Pour the batter in the prepared pan.
Spread the batter evenly in the pan and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
While the cake is baking, you can prepare the icing! You are going to want to pour this on the cake while it is still warm.
Here is what you will need:
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 3/4 sticks of butter
4 heaping tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pound minus 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Jamie was kind enough to Chop pecans for me again!!
Melt you butter and go ahead and measure out your cocoa just like for the cake.
Once butter is melted add cocoa and combined, turn off heat.
Add the milk. I went ahead and combined the vanilla and milk together.
Add powdered sugar, combine completely it will be a little lumpy.
Stir in the pecans! And the icing is done, set aside till the cake comes out!
Once the cake is out pour all of the icing on the top! Careful that it doesn't go over the edges!
Spread it out! And it's done! We sprinkled with some pecans but you isn't have too!
Sorry for the picture quality on this post, I made this mid afternoon and the lighting in my kitchen was awful!!
This cake is huge! I plan on halving the recipe to take tailgating tomorrow!!
Enjoy!
B
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