Mimi's 300 Dollar Chocolate Cake recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup vegetable oil
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
½ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup butter
6 tablespoons heavy cream
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

618 calories
carbohydrate: 89.2 g
cholesterol: 82.3 mg
fat: 28.8 g
fiber: 1.8 g
protein: 4.6 g
saturatedFat: 13.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 135.8 mg
sugar: 70.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, oil, 4 tablespoons cocoa, and 1 cup water. Boil for 1 minute.

  2. In a large bowl, mix flour and white sugar. Beat in chocolate mixture. Beat in eggs, buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour batter into prepared pan.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

  4. To make the Frosting: In saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, 6 tablespoons cream, and 4 tablespoons cocoa. Boil for 1 minute. Place confectioners' sugar in a large bowl. Pour in chocolate mixture and beat until desired consistency is achieved. Beat in vanilla.

Recipe Yield

1 - 9x13 inch pan

Recipe Note

My grandmother shared this recipe with me. It is quick, easy, moist and yummy!

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