22 Minute Cake

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 do not use a mixer.
• 2 combine flour and sugar in a large bowl.
• 3 in saucepan combine butter, water, shortening, cocoa and salt.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 pour over flour mixture.
• 6 combine buttermilk, eggs, soda, vanilla and cinnamon.
• 7 add to the other mixture and mix all together (will be a little lumpy).
• 8 pour batter into a 9 x 12 greased pan.
• 9 bake 22 minutes at 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 10 when cake has baked 18 minutes, start combining in large bowl the 1/2 cup butter, 4 tablespoons cocoa, and 1/3 cup milk.
• 11 bring to a boil and while boiling stir in 1 pound powdered sugar and 1 cup chopped nuts. do not remove from heat while stirring in sugar.
• 12 pour over hot cake as soon as it is removed from oven.