Cake
2 c Sugar
1 c Butter, softened
4 Eggs
1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 c Cocoa
1/4 ts Salt
1 tb Vanilla
1 c Chopped pecans or walnuts
Icing
1 lb Confectioner’s sugar
1/3 c Cocoa
1 c Butter, melted
2 tb Milk
1 ts Vanilla
Grease a rectangular cake pan, place a greased piece of waxed paper in the
bottom and set aside. Sift together flour, cocoa and salt and set aside in
a small bowl. Cream sugar and butter. Add vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time.
Gradually add dry ingredients and mix until a batter is formed. Turn into
cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 to 30 minutes on the middle
rack of your oven. Cool on a wire rack and ice.
Icing Sift sugar and cocoa. Mix in butter, milk and vanilla.
Yields
1 Servings