Creole Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup angel flake coconut
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 mix sugar, cocoa, flour and baking soda until well blended.
• 3 add 2 eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix well.
• 4 slowly add the boiling water while mixing with mixer at low speed.
• 5 mixture will be very thin.
• 6 pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
• 7 bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• 8 while cake is baking mix ingredients for frosting.
• 9 as soon as cake is done, remove from oven and spread frosting evenly over cake.
• 10 place under broiler for 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture begins to brown.
• 11 let cool before cutting.