Chocolate Cake With Chocolate-Pecan Frosting
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut up
- 8 tablespoons margarine, cut up
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
- 3⁄4 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-
Frosting
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut up
- 1⁄3 cup milk, plus
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
- 1 lb about 4 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
directions
- To make the cake, position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Lightly butter and flour a 13x9-inch baking pan, tapping out the excess flour.
- Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda and salt in a large bowl to combine. In medium saucepan, bring the butter, margarine, water and cocoa to boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve the butter and margarine.
- Pour into flour mixture and whisk well. Add the sour cream, then the eggs and vanilla, and beat well. Spread evenly in the pan.
- Bake until the cake springs back when pressed in the center, about 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack.
- To make frosting, bring the butter, milk and cocoa to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the butter. Gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar, then the vanilla. Stir in the chopped pecans. Pour over the warm cake.
- Cool the cake in the pan on the rack. Cut into pieces and serve directly from pan.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingONTheSide
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
I want to thank all of you who review the recipes I post - good or bad. It's always good to get feedback and helpful tips and I really appreciate them all! I try to send a note when someone reviews one of my recipes, but I don't always get the chance. Please know that I really enjoy reading the reviews. I also love all the photos everyone posts, too! Thanks so much. Happy Cooking!