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Chocolate Cake (Sheet Cake) Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake
1 stick oleo or butter
1/2 cup Crisco
2 tbsp cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp soda
3 eggs

Icing
1 tsp vanilla
1 stick oleo or butter
2 tbsp cocoa
6 tbsp milk
1 box powdered sugar
1 cup pecans
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
For cake mix together 1 stick oleo or butter, Crisco, cocoa, and water
Bring to a boil then add sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Mix well.
Add to mixture vanilla, buttermilk, soda, and eggs. Mix well
Pour in a rimmed cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Icing
Bring vanilla, oleo or butter, cocoa, and milk to a boil in a saucepan.
Add box of powdered sugar and pecans.
Pour on cake while cake is hot.
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
60 minutes

 

 

 

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