Hot Cocoa Cake

16 Servings
100% would make this recipe for Hot Cocoa Cake again.

This recipe takes some time and I've had it so long, I don't remember where I got it. I think it came from a co-worker. It's worth the time and effort, in my opinion.

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Hot Cocoa Cake Ingredients

2 sticks Margarine divided use	2 ea Eggs
1/2 cup Vegetable oil	1 teaspoon Baking soda
5 1/2 tablespoon Cocoa divided use	1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cup Water	2 teaspoon Vanilla divided use
2 cups Sugar	6 tablespoon Milk
2 cups Flour	2 cups Powdered sugar
1/2 cup Buttermilk	1 cup Pecans broken in half

Instructions for Hot Cocoa Cake

Melt and bring to a boil:
1 stick margarine
1/2 cup oil
3 tbsp. cocoa
1 cup water

Mix with above:
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour

Add to the above mixture:
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all the above together in a large mixing bowl. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour the batter in the baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes or until it tests done with a toothpick inserted in the center and while it''s baking, make the icing (below).

Icing:
1 stick margarine
2 1/2 tbsp. cocoa
6 tbsp. milk
Melt the above in a small saucepan - do not boil.

In medium mixing bowl, mix the above with 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup of pecans, and 1 tsp. of vanilla.

Pour the icing and spread it over the cake while it''s still hot.

Main Ingredient: CakeCuisine: American