A+ Chocolate Cake/Cupcakes

Cake/Cupcakes:
2 cups Flour
2 cups Sugar
1/4 tsp Salt
4 tbsp Cocoa
1.5 sticks Butter
1 cup Boiling Water
1/2 cups Buttermilk
2 whole Beaten Eggs
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Vanilla
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Frosting for cake:
1/2 cup Finely Chopped Pecans
1.5 stick Butter
4 tbsp Cocoa
6 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Powdered Sugar

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.
In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.
Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool. In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.

While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.

For cupcakes fill paper cups 2/3 full and bake 15-20 min. Makes approx. 2 dozen.

From: http://thepioneerwoman.com/