Name: 30 Minute Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: For Cake:; 1 cup butter or margarine; 4 tablespoon cocoa; 1 cup water; 2 cup sugar; 2 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 eggs; 1 pinch salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; For Frosting:; 1/2 cup butter or margarine; 6 tablespoon milk; 1 cup nuts, chopped; 1 pound confectioner's sugar

30 Minute Chocolate Cake

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Whip up the 30 Minute Chocolate Cake in half an hour or less! Mix the ingredients for this chocolate cake recipe all in one saucepan and bake for only 20 minutes while you make the delicious chocolate and nut frosting.

Ingredients

For Cake:
1 cup butter or margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
For Frosting:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
6 tablespoons milk
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 pound confectioner's sugar

Instructions

For Cake:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In saucepan, melt margarine with the cocoa and water, bring to boil.
Remove from heat and add the sugar, flour, baking soda, eggs, salt and vanilla.
Mix and pour into greased 13x9x2 inch sheet pan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.

For Frosting:

About 5 minutes before cake is done, make the frosting by combining the margarine, cocoa, milk, vanilla, and nuts in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil.
Remove from heat and add confectioner's sugar.
Spread over HOT cake as soon as it is removed from oven. Let cool before serving.

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chaytonsmy4yearold 6982903

Nov 20, 2013

I wish this recipe had a picture

adruschba 2683454

Sep 23, 2011

great cake for a fast and easy pot-luck

JessiCAN

Jul 25, 2011

@Member 14885: Thanks for bringing this problem to our attention! We have updated the recipe and it should read more clearly now. Hope this helps! -- Editor of RecipeLion

Member 14885

Jul 22, 2011

THE INGREDIENTS, AREN'T CORRECT IN THIS RECIPE. IT SHOWS TWO CUPS OF FLOUR TWICE AND THE COCOA USED IN THE FROSTING SHOULD BE SEPERATED SHOWING CAKE BATTER AND FROSTING WHICH WOULD BE SIMPLIER TO UNDERSTAND. JUST A SUGGESTION TO MAKE IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU