Ingredients
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2 cups flour
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2 cups sugar
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5 tablespoons cocoa
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
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1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco (shortening)
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1 cup water (or 1 cup strong, brewed coffee)
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2 eggs, slightly beaten
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
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4 tablespoons cocoa
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6 tablespoons milk
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1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
Instructions
- Cake: Stir first four ingredients together.
- Put butter, Crisco and water in saucepan and bring to a rapid boil.
- Pour over flour mixture.
- Add eggs and buttermilk that have been mixed with baking soda.
- Add vanilla and beat until well mixed.
- Bake in a greased cake pan (10 X 15 or 9 X 13).
- Bake at 350 for approximately 25 minutes.
- While cake is still hot, frost it.
- Frosting: Bring butter, cocoa and milk to a boil.
- Add to powdered sugar.
- Mix well.
- Add vanilla and pecans.
- Mix well.
- Spread on hot cake.