Chocolate Chocolate Cake

 When nothing but chocolate will do.

 

 

Chocolate Cake 

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda (not baking powder)

1 stick butter

4 Tablespoons cocoa

½ cup oil

1 cup water

½ cup buttermilk ( 1 tablespoons vinegar in ½ cup milk)

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla 

Sift together flour, soda, and sugar.

Combine butter, oil, cocoa, and water in a pan; bring to a boil.

Add hot liquid to flour; mix well; then add buttermilk; mix well; then add eggs & vanilla; beat for 2 minutes.

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

 

Chocolate Icing

 

1 stick butter

4 tablespoons cocoa

4-6 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup nuts

1 box powdered sugar 

Combine butter, cocoa, and milk in a pan; bring to a boil.

Add vanilla and powdered sugar; mix well. (If the icing is too thick, add additional milk 1 teaspoonful at a time to the desired consistency.)

Add nuts.