Arlene Johnston's Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 4 Tablespoons Cocoa
  • 1 Stick Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Crisco
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Frosting:
  • 1 stick butter
  • 4 Tab. cocoa
  • 6 Tab. milk
  • 1 box powder sugar
  • Vanilla
  • Pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:

Mix water, cocoa, butter and Crisco. Bring to a boil.
Pour over sugar and flour.
Add Buttermilk, eggs, soda, cinnamon and vanilla.
Bake at 350º in 9 X 13 pan.

Frosting:

Combine butter, cocoa, milk, sugar and vanilla and frost cake.
Top with pecans.