Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Thursday Thirteen Edition #10

One of my son's favorite snacks "Double Fudge Nut Cake"
Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1. Ingredients:
2 cups sugar sift sugar & flour into a bowl, set aside
2 cups flour

1 stick butter (1/2 cup) put these three ingredients in a pan.
4 TBLS cocoa add water and bring to a boil
1 cup water While still hot pour over sugar/flour, stir well.

1/2 cup buttermilk add the last four ingredients.
2 eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla Mix well

2. Pour into buttered 11X16 pan (1/2 sheet cake pan).
3. Bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees (no longer)
4. While cake is baking mix up the frosting.
5. Frosting:
1 stick butter (1/2 cup) put first three ingredients in a pan and heat
6 TBLS milk (regular milk or buttermilk can be used)
4 TBLS cocoa When mixed well pour over:

6. 3&3/4 cups of powdered sugar, mix very well then add
7. 1 teaspoon vanilla

8. As soon as cake is removed from the oven take a knife around the edges.
9. Pour frosting over hot cake and spread with a knife.
10. Sprinkle with nuts.
11. Let cake cool.
12. When cool cut into pieces.
13. Serve to your family.

Enjoy!
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7 comments:

Lori said...

Yum....I took notes:) Happy TT

Anonymous said...

Wow! That looks soooo good! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm... I wonder if any of my recipes will fit in 13 lines.

Darla said...

Oh, yum! Now I'm hungry for chocolate cake. Wonder how long it would take me to go out & buy the ingredients, and make it? If I succumb to the temptation, my family will thank you. :)

Anonymous said...

Mmmmmmmmmmmm......... I would LOVE to make this recipe!!!

Anonymous said...

Oh my Gosh, sounds too good. I'll have to try out the recipe with my dairy free altenatives.

Denise Patrick said...

Great recipe. I'll have to try it when I go off my diet!

Happy TT!