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Nana's Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c. water
2 cubes of butter
2 c. white sugar
2 c. flour
3 Tbsp. baking cocoa
2 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 Tbsp. vanilla

Frosting
1 cube butter
5 Tbsp. half-and-half
12 to 16 oz. powdered sugar
3 1/2 Tbsp. baking cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º

In a French or Dutch oven ( an enamel coated pot) over medium heat, bring the water to boil. Add butter, when melted, add sugar, stir and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Combine flour and baking cocoa in a bowl, then add to mix. Stir. Add eggs and beat. Add baking soda to butermilk, then stir into mix. Add vanilla, stir.
Pour mixture into rectangular baking dish with sides 1-2 inches high. Bake at 350 º for25 minutes.
Do not rinse out French oven. When there are 10 minutes left to bake, begin making frosting in French oven. Melt butter on medium heat, add cream and cocoa, stir. Add powdered sugar a few cups at a time, blending well before adding more. Turn heat down to simmer. Add vanilla. Pour frosting onto cake as soon as cake comes out of the oven. Let stand for 2-3 hours before serving. Frosting should be hard on top, but melted and gooey where it meets the cake.

 

 

 

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