The Pioneer Woman's Best Chocolate Cake. Ever. Recipe

This post contains affiliate links. For more info, click here!

Hey Blog Friends!  Sheena's sister Shannon here again with a recipe that is absolutely too die for!  Or as my 18-year-old son says "This is dangerous, Mom!"  I don't get in the mood to bake very often, but this morning I had the itch and I found this delicious recipe on The Pioneer Woman's blog... I mean, who doesn't love Ree Drummond's blog and recipes!  We love it served with vanilla ice cream, but it's amazing all by itself too!  And here is my shameless plug for you to visit my blog.... In Blurred Focus.

The Pioneer Woman's Best Chocolate Cake. Ever. (click here to print recipe)

What you need:

FOR THE CAKE:

• 2 cups Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
• 2 sticks Butter
• 1 cup Boiling Water
• 1/2 cup Buttermilk
• 2 whole Beaten Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla

 FOR FROSTING:

• 1/2 cup Finely Chopped Pecans (Optional)
• 1-3/4 stick Butter
• 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
• 6 Tablespoons Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 pound (minus 1/2 Cup) Powdered Sugar

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

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 ungreased sheet cake/jelly roll 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. 

Did you enjoy this post? Sign up here to receive new posts by email or follow the Hot Eats and Cool Reads board on Pinterest here!

On the blog... one year ago: Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Cookies

Two years ago: Mixed Berry Spritzer 

Three years ago: Easy Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas

This recipe is shared at these blogs: Inside BruCrew Life, Feeding Big, Kathe with an E, Love Bakes Good Cakes, The Better Baker,