MAMA'S RESTAURANT CHOCOLATE-CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Mama's Restaurant Chocolate-Chocolate Cake Recipe - (3.8/5) image

Provided by keledru

Number Of Ingredients 18

CAKE
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 sticks margarine or butter
4 tbsp cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
ICING
1/2 stick margarine or butter
2 tbsp cocoa
3 tbsp milk
1/2 box (8-oz) powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans, or more if desired

Steps:

CAKE: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 11 x 13-inch pan. Mix together flour and sugar thorouthly in a large mixing bowl (you want to coat flour with the sugar so it doesnt get lumpy when moisture is added.) Set aside. Put butter, water and cocoa in saucepan; bring to a boil. Pour cocoa mixture over flour and sugar mixture; mix until very well blended. Add buttermilk and mix well.Cool mixture a bit so it won't cook eggs then add eggs, baking soda, cinnamon and vanilla. Mix well and pour into prepared pan. Bake until cake test done when a toothpick is inserted in center, 30 to 35 minutes. As soon as cake is removed from oven spread icing on top. ICING; Put butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan, heat over low heat until butter melts. Remove from heat; add powdered sugar, vanilla, and pecans. Mix until well blended. Spread on cake while hot.