Chocolate Sheath Cake

By jasonhewitt

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 2 C sugar
• 2 C flour
• 2 sticks butter
• 4 Tbs cocoa
• 1 C water
• 1/2 C buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp soda
• 2 tsp vanilla
• Icing:
• 1 stick of butter
• 4 Tbs cocoa
• 6 Tbs milk
• 1 box of powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 C pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Sift together sugar and flour. Melt butter, cocoa and water. Bring to a boil. Pour over flour mix and stir. Add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla. Bake in a 9 X 13 pan for 20 minutes.

Icing: In a double boiler, melt butter, cocoa, and milk. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Add sugar, vanilla and pecans. Spread on cake while both are hot.