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1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Oil
2 c Sugar
1/2 c Sour milk
2 c Flour; unsifted
1 c Water
1 ts Baking soda
4 tb Unsweetened cocoa
1 ts Cinnamon
2 Eggs; beaten
1 ts Vanilla
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1/2 c Butter
1 lb Powdered sugar
2 oz Unsweetened chocolate
1 ts Vanilla
6 tb Milk
1/2 c Pecans
Cake:
In a saucepan, combine butter, oil, chocolate, and water & heat on
low heat until chocolate melts. In a large bowl, combine flour,
baking soda, sugar, milk, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla--mix well--then
stir this into first mixture. Pour batter into a greased 12x18" cake
pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes at 350°F. Before cake is done, prepare
icing.
Icing:
Combine butter, chocolate, and milk in a saucepan & heat until
bubbles form around the edge. Remove from heat; stir in powdered
sugar, vanilla, and nuts--beat until smooth. Ice cake while still
warm.
Recipe by South of the Border Tex-Mex Cookin by Les Blair, 1995
