a twenty minute cake?

Could this be true? A cake in twenty minutes? Don't get too excited. The cook time is 20 minutes, but the prep time is 20 minutes. That's still good time for a cake. Most cakes take 45 minutes or better to bake. But this is a sheet cake. So it isn't a high cake. Its maybe only and inh tall. I have seen this recipe in a few different books and websites under different names. Call it whatever you want..just don't forget to call me when you serve it

Ingredients
For the cake:
2 cups AP flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 tsp salt
4 heaping tbs cocoa
2 sticks butter
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 whole beaten eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

For the frosting:
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1 3/4 stick butter
4 heaping tbs cocoa
6 tbs milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 pound (minus 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Use an 18X13 sheet cake pan
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar,and salt. In a sauce pan melt butter, add cocoa and stir together. Add boiling water, allow to bubble for 30 seconds, then turn off the heat. Pour over flour mixture and stirlightly to cool. Add the bttermilk to the beaten eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Stir buttermilk into chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet pan and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop the pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine then turn off the heat add the milk, vanilla and powdered sugar. Stir together and add the pecans. Pour over warm cake. Let the heat of the cake do the work for you.
This cake is so good...like totally impress someone on a first dinner date at my house good!
Hope you're inspired to rock this cake like I was.
Off for now!

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