Arlene Johnston's Chocolate Cake

By LRay

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

Details

Adapted from smittenkitchen.com

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.