Old Fashioned Chocolate Brownie Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 6 tablespoons buttermilk
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cake.
• 2 preheat oven to 375f; grease and flour a 9x13 pan.
• 3 in a large microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, shortening, cocoa and water. heat in microwave to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• 4 meanwhile, in mixing bowl, combine sugar and flour.
• 5 pour hot mixture over sugar and flour and mix to combine.
• 6 add remaining cake ingredients and beat until well blended.
• 7 pour into pan and bake for 35-45 minutes or until done (toothpick inserted comes out clean and when shaken, cake seems set).
• 8 pour icing on cake immediately after taking it out of oven.
• 9 icing.
• 10 in medium microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, cocoa and buttermilk in bowl and heat in microwave until boiling, stirring to occasionally.
• 11 pour hot mixture into mixing bowl and add powdered sugar and vanilla. beat until smooth.
• 12 pour over hot cake right after removing from oven.
• 13 if using nuts, sprinkle over icing while still soft.
• 14 note: if you prefer a thinner "brownie height" cake, bake in an 11 x 15 pan at 400°f for 20-25 minutes or until done.