Mary's Chocolate Cake

By awelsh728

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 c Flour
• 2 C sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 c butter
• 4 tbsp cocoa
• 1 c water
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1/2 c buttermilk
• Icing:
• 1/2 c butter
• 4 tbsp cocoa
• 6 tbsp milk
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F and grease 13x9 pan
Cake:
Sift first 4 ingredients together in large bowl.
Mix butter, cocoa and water in saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour boiling mixture into flour mixture and mix well. Add 2 eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk. Mix all together. Batter will be thin. Pour into cake pan and bake for 30 mins.

Icing:
Place butter, cocoa, and milk in same saucepan and bring to a boil. Place powdered sugar in mixer and pour saucepan mixture over it. Beat with mixer until smooth. Add vanilla. Pour icing over hot cake in pan.