Name: Buttermilk Chocolate Cake with Fudge Icing
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Buttermilk - 1 cup; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; White sugar - 2 cups; Eggs - 2; Unsweetened cocoa powder - 3 tablespoons; Vegetable oil - ½ cup; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Boiling water - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; White sugar - 1 cup; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ½ cup; Milk - ¼ cup; Butter - ¼ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Buttermilk Chocolate Cake with Fudge Icing

1. Buttermilk 1 cup

2. Baking soda 2 teaspoons

3. White sugar 2 cups

4. Eggs 2

5. Unsweetened cocoa powder 3 tablespoons

6. Vegetable oil ½ cup

7. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons

8. Boiling water 1 cup

9. All-purpose flour 2 cups

10. White sugar 1 cup

11. Unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup

12. Milk ¼ cup

13. Butter ¼ cup

14. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Buttermilk Chocolate Cake with Fudge Icing

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a medium bowl, combine the buttermilk and baking soda. Set aside in a warm place.

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, mix together 2 cups sugar, eggs, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, oil and 2 teaspoons vanilla until blended. Stir in the boiling water, then gradually beat in the flour. Stir in the buttermilk mixture.

3 . Stage

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

4 . Stage

To make the Fudge Icing: In a saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, milk, butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Using an electric mixer, beat icing for 3 minutes, or until it thickens to spreading consistency. Pour over completely cooled cake.