Ingredients
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1/2 cup unsalted butter
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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4 tablespoons cocoa
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1 cup water
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2 cups flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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2 cups sugar
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1/2 cup sour milk (place 1 ½ teaspoons vinegar in a half cup measuring cup and fill cup with milk to equal ½ cup)
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/2 cup butter
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2 tablespoons cocoa
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6 tablespoons milk
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1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine butter, oil, cocoa and water in a saucepan and heat until butter is melted.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, sugar, milk, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Add melted butter mixture to the flour mixture and blend.
- Pour batter into a greased 9X13X2-inch baking pan and bake 20-25 minutes or until done.
- While cake is still hot, ice cake.
- For icing, combine butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan and heat until bubbly around the edge.
- Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, vanilla, and pecans.