There is nothing better than a moist chocolate cake. This cake is a staple for our family birthdays..It is that good. The recipe is handed down from both grandmas and today I am sharing this recipe with you! Please watch for assembly directions, the icing is a little touchy, so watch that closely.
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My Grandmas Chocolate Cake
There is nothing better than a moist chocolate cake. This cake is a staple for our family birthdays..It is that good. The recipe is handed down from both grandmas and today I am sharing this recipe with you! Please watch for assembly directions, the icing is a little touchy, so watch that closely.
Ingredients
Cake: 2 cus of flour 2 cups of sugar 3 TBSP of Cocoa 2 sticks of butter (1 cup) 1 cup of water 2 eggs well beaten 1/2 cup of buttermilk 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp soda Icing: 1 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of butter 1/4 cup of milk 1/2 cup of chocolate chips
Instructions
Sift flour and sugar together in a large bowl. In a saucepan, combine cocoa, butter and water and bring to a boil. Pour over dry ingredients and add eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and soda. Pour into a greased 9×13 inch pan and bake for about 20 minutes. Let cool. Frosting: In a saucepan, add sugar, butter and milk. Bring to a boil for one minute remove from heat and whisk in chocolate chips, whisk until no lumps, then spread quickly over the cake. Do this quick it sets up really fast.