Chocolate Cake

(Cross between cake and brownies)


Mix         (2 c. flour

(2 c. sugar

(1/2 tsp. salt


Bring       (1 stick butter

to boil     (1/2 shortening

in pan      (4 tb. cocoa

(1 c. water


Pour over flour mixture and blend.


In          (2 eggs, beaten

Bowl        (1/2 c. buttermilk

mix         (1 tsp. baking soda

(1 tsp. vanilla


Add this to flour mixture above, and blend. Bake in jelly roll pan (greased and floured) for 25 min. at 350 deg. Will be very moist, like moist brownies.


During last 10 minutes of cake's baking time, mix frosting:


Mix and     (1 stick butter         Mix         (1 lb. powdered sugar (sifted))

heat – do   (6 tb. Milk             together    (1 c. chopped pecans

not boil    (4 tb. Cocoa                        (1 tsp. vanilla


Blend the two mixtures. Spread on hot cake as soon as it comes from oven. Cool. Cut into squares as for brownies.

Nancy Yeowell – 1977

Shelbanks, Bremerton, WA.