thirty minute cocoa cake with quick cocoa frosting

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup butter
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup milk
• 3 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• in a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup butter or margarine, 1/4 cup cocoa, and water. cook over medium heat until butter is melted.
• in a large mixing bowl stir together sugar, flour, soda, and cinnamon. add cocoa mixture to flour mixture, and blend. beat together eggs and buttermilk, and blend into batter thoroughly. stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. pour batter into ungreased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• to make frosting: five minutes before cake is done, combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup cocoa, and milk in a saucepan. bring to a boil, and simmer about 3 minutes; remove from heat. stir in confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla, blending until smooth. spread immediately over hot cake in pan. sprinkle with nuts.