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Aunt Gwen's "Never-Fail" Chocolate Cake

Source of Recipe

Gwen Spillman


List of Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup water
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract


Recipe

Sift dry ingredients together twice. Add buttermilk, oil, and eggs. Blend together well. Add water and vanilla. Bake in greased 9- x 13- x 2-inch pan at 350� F. for 40 minutes or until cake tests done. This is a thin batter and makes a very moist cake.

Frosting:
3 Tblsp. cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 stick butter
1 lb. Confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Place cocoa, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Beat well.