22-Minute Chocolate Cake Recipe

Cake:
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 stick margarine
1 cup water
1/2 cup oil
3 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Icing:
1 stick margarine
3 1/2 tablespoon cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (1-pound) box confectioners’ sugar
1 cup pecans (optional), toasted in microwave for 1 minute
1 cup flaked coconut (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Grease and flour a large (17-by-12-inch) jellyroll pan.
2. Combine sugar and flour in a large bowl. In a saucepan, combine margarine, water, oil and cocoa; bring to a boil. Pour over flour mixture. Combine buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla. Stir into batter. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 15 to 22 minutes.
3. To make the icing, combine margarine, cocoa and milk in saucepan; bring to a boil. Add vanilla, confectioners’ sugar, pecans and coconut. Stir well. Pour over cake as soon as it comes from the oven.

Serves 16.

TIPS FROM OUR TEST KITCHEN:
Oven temperatures vary, so be sure to test this cake after baking 15 minutes.