Buttermilk Chocolate Cake
Yield: One 9x13 cake
From: Brenda Caruso, Port Allen, Louisiana
This is one of those really easy cakes that does not require a lot of technical ability or knowledge, perfect for a beginner to get their feet wet in the world of baking and easy enough to do with children. And it’s chocolate! It breaks all the baking world’s rules: no need to properly cream the sugar and butter and no waiting to ice a cake after it is cooled down from the oven. This crazy cake gets iced while hot!
Ingredients for Cake:
2 sticks butter
4 Tablespoons cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
2 eggs
½ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
Ingredients for Frosting:
1 stick butter
6 Tablespoons buttermilk
4 Tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 box confectioners’ sugar
1 cup chopped toasted pecans
Directions for Cake: Bring 2 sticks butter, cocoa and water to boil.
Put sugar in large bowl. Pour the hot cocoa mixture over the sugar. Mix in flour, eggs, buttermilk and baking soda.
Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9x13-inch pan. Bake at 350° F. for about 30 minutes. When cake is done, test with a toothpick and it comes out clean; remove from the oven.
Directions to make Frosting: Melt 1 stick butter and mix with 6 Tablespoons buttermilk, 4 Tablespoons cocoa, vanilla, confectioners’ sugar and pecans to make frosting. Ice the cake while still hot.
Photo by Harris Graber @ flickr