NUTTY CHOCOLATE CAKE Ingredients 2 cups Sugar 2 cups All Purpose Flour 1 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 cup Butter 1/4 cup Cocoa 1 cup Water 2 Eggs 1/2 cup Buttermilk 1 tsp Vanilla Extract Preparation Combine first 4 ingredients; set aside. In small saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and water to a boil. Add to dry ingredients and mix well. Beat eggs in small bowl; add buttermilk and vanilla and mix well. Stir into cocoa mixture. Pour into greased sheet cake pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-22 minutes or until "pick" comes out clean. Frosting: 1/2 cup Butter 1/4 cup Cocoa 1/3 cup Milk 2 cups Powdered Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 1/4 cups Chopped Nuts In saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and milk to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add sugar and vanilla, mixing well. Spread over hot cake; immediately sprinkle with nuts. Cool completely before serving. Yield: 16-20 servings. / BACK TO INDEX