Table Talk
For chocolate lovers only
With Valentine's Day just ahead, naturally a girl starts to think about chocolate. Not this girl, actually but other girls. I'm more of a lemon or vanilla gal, myself, but I am definitely in the minority. So it is no wonder that in the last couple of weeks, I have had numerous people mention an intense chocolate cake that I have been eating and making most of my life. Many people make one version or another of Texas sheet cake, though this particular version is better than any other that I've tasted. It's rich, buttery, very chocolatey, can be made, start to finish, in about 30 minutes and has the added benefit of being able to feed a crowd. This is not for the faint of heart--for chocolate lover's only.
Nagadoches Cake
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Serving Size : 20 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 pound butter
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
4 heaping tablespoons cocoa powder
6 tablespoons milk
1 pound powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
Heat butter together with water and cocoa untll boiling. Mix together flour and sugar. Pour hot ingredients over dry ingredients, mixing well. Add buttermilk, soad, eggs, and vanilla. Pour into greased sheet cake or jelly roll pan and bake at 375 or about 18 min or until tester comes out clean.
Frosting: Melt together butter, cocoa & milk. Bring to a boil. Add to mixing bowl. Add powdered sugar & vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cake hot.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 432 Calories; 24g Fat (47.6% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 55g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 72mg Cholesterol; 268mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 4 1/2 Fat; 3 Other Carbohydrates.
