Wet Chocolate Cake Recipe 425

Steps:

• Cake: Mixture #1 - Mix together 2 C flour 2 C sugar Mixture #2 - Boil 1 stick butter 1/2 C shortening 4 Tbs cocoa 1 C water Mixture #3 - Let sit 1/2 C buttermilk 1 tsp soda Beat eggs. Pour mixture #2 into 1st, add 3rd. Mix and add eggs and 1 tsp salt. Bake at 400* for 20 minutes. Icing: Combine first 4 ingredients, cook to a bubble. Add powdered sugar and beat until creamy. Pour on warm cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together dry ingredients.
• Mix in all wet ingredients and blend on medium speed until smooth. (Batter will be very runny).
• Pour into ungreased 13x9 pan or 2 9x9 pans or cupcake tins.
• Bake for approximately 35 to 40 minutes for 13x9 pan.
• 20 to 25 minutes for 9x9 pans.
• 25 to 30 minutes for cupcakes.
• Note: You will know the cake is done when you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean. Sometimes with the 13x9 pan, I take it out when it's still a little squishy in the middle. It will finish baking while it cools.
• This cake is VERY moist, so don't over bake it!
• Frosting options from zaar:.
• Recipe #33520.
• Recipe #103762 (I use the coffee frosting from this recipe - it's always a big hit).
• You can just make the peanut butter frosting recipe with no peanut butter and it will just be a plain butter cream frosting if you wish.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400. it is important the oven is at the right temperature for this recipe, so leave ample time to preheat. Grease and flour 9x13 pan. In a large bowl, combine sugar and flour. In a heavy pan bring butter, shortening cocoa and water to boil, then add buttermilk, vanill, cinnamon and eggs; mix well. the batter will be thin and may spatter. pour into pan and bake 400 for 25 minutes. For the frosting, bring the cocoa, butter and milk to boil. Pour into bowl and add sugar till the frosting reaches desired consistency. Stir in nuts if using. Spread over cooled cake.