Chocolate Cake (Called Irresistible)

By KSmitherman

Johnny, Randy and Jennifer like this cake very much.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 slightly beaten eggs
• 1 recipe Irresistible Frosting (see below)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350
Grease 13x9 inch pan or 2 9 inch round cake pans.
In saucepan, combine butter and water. Heat to boiling; stir to melt butter.
In large bowl, mix sugar, flour, cocoa, soda, vanilla, salt and cinnamon. Add hot butter mixture; stir until smooth.
Add buttermilk and eggs, beating by hand until smooth.
Pour mixture into prepared baking pan. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack.

Spread Irresistible Frosting over cake and let stand at least 4 hours.

Irresistible Frosting:
In saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter with 10 large marshmallows. Remove saucepan from heat. Add 1/3 cup buttermilk, 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder and 2 tsp. vanilla. Stir in 4 to 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar to make a thin frosting. Stir in chopped nuts.
Pour over cake and spread frosting evenly.