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Cinnamon Chocolate Cake Recipe

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The best thing about this cake is how good it tastes. The next best thing is I can prepare it in about 45 minutes, since it gets frosted while still warm. I've even dashed home from work at lunch, baked this dessert and returned with it for an afternoon celebration. —Rosemary Woodrow, Sparks, Nevada

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Cinnamon Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 24-30 Servings

25 15 40

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup baking cocoa
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped walnuts

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients. In a saucepan, combine the water, oil, butter and cocoa; bring just to a boil over medium heat. Pour over dry ingredients; mix well. Add eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and baking soda; mix well. Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, for frosting, combine the butter, cream, cocoa and cinnamon in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is heated through. Remove from the heat; beat in sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in walnuts. Carefully spread over warm cake. Cool completely. Yield: 24-30 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 260 calories, 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 34 mg cholesterol, 133 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Cinnamon Chocolate Cake in Taste of Home August/September 1997, p33

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Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2012 by schield

I make this all the time. It is fast and amazing!

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by homemaker27

This is the most scrumptious chocolate cake I have ever eaten. Anywhere I take it there is hardly none leftover. It's awesome! Thanks, homemaker27 :)

Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2009 by katwalken

This is the chocolate cake my mom always made to. Couldn't be better. Very moist. Wouldn't try it as a layer cake though, it's so tender it falls apart. I like to put the icing on the hot cake so that it soaks in. DELICIOUS!!

Reviewed on May. 03, 2008 by Grandma Foos

The kids in my family call this "Grandma's Chocolate Cake." She added her own touch to this cake by topping it with the coconut and pecan icing usually reserved for German Chocolate Cake. Pour it over the hot cake and then let it cool. If I serve it with the chocolate icing for a change the whole family complains.

Reviewed on May. 03, 2008 by Tracey Ellen

This recipe has been in my family since at least the 1950's. My grandmother called it "Texas Sheet Cake" and it's my favorite chocolate cake!

Reviewed on May. 03, 2008 by fawns

Reviewed on May. 02, 2008 by pattie2

RE: Cinnamon Chocolate Cake

Wonderful recipe. My mother-in-law gave it to me 40 years ago. She had made it for years. Quick, easy, great taste.

Reviewed on May. 02, 2008 by ek38

In the Nutrition facts, why did you not say how much sugar the receipt has?

Reviewed on May. 02, 2008 by esommars

This is basically the same recipe as Texas sheet cake. I've made it many times. Nothing new.