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1-2-3 Chocolate Cake

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Recipe

This easy chocolate cake recipe has been handed down for generations!

 

Yield

16 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

25 min

Ready

45 min

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Cake
2 sticks butter
or margarine, melted
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4 tablespoons cocoa powder
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1 cup water
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 cups sugar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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2 large eggs
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1 cup buttermilk
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Icing
1 stick butter
or margarine
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4 tablespoons cocoa powder
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6 tablespoons buttermilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup pecans
chopped
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3 cups powdered sugar
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Cake:
226 g butter
or margarine, melted
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6E+1 ml cocoa powder
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237 ml water
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473 ml all-purpose flour
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473 ml sugar
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5 ml baking soda
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5 ml salt
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5 ml cinnamon
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2 large eggs
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237 ml buttermilk
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Icing:
113 g butter
or margarine
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6E+1 ml cocoa powder
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9E+1 ml buttermilk
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5 ml vanilla extract
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237 ml pecans
chopped
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7.1E+2 ml powdered sugar
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Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Grease and flour 9x13 baking pan.

Cake:

Bring to boil: 2 sticks melted butter or margarine, 4 tablespoon cocoa powder, and 1 cup water.

Mix by hand: 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

Using a whisk, beat together 2 eggs and 1 cup buttermilk.

Mix 1, 2, and 3 together. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Icing:

Bring to boil: 1 stick butter or margarine, 4 tablespoon cocoa, and 6 tablespoon buttermilk.

Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup chopped pecans.

Add 3 cups powdered sugar.

Ice cake while still warm.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 137g (4.8 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 46445% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 23g 36%
Saturated Fat 12g 59%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 73mg 24%
Sodium 336mg 14%
Total Carbohydrate 21g 21%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars g
Protein 9g
Vitamin A 11% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 5% Iron 8%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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