Special Chocolate Cake

Description
We call this special chocolate cake because it is the one I usually bake for special occasions.

Ingredients

 * Cake
 * 2 c. sugar
 * 3/4 c. butter
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 c. all purpose flour
 * 1 tsp. baking soda
 * 1 tsp. salt
 * 1/2 c. cocoa
 * 1/2 c. buttermilk
 * 1 tsp. vanilla extract
 * 1 c. hot water


 * Icing
 * 1/4 c. melted butter
 * 4 oz. pkg. cream cheese
 * 1 lb. box powdered sugar
 * 1/2 c. cocoa

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour pans 2 (8 inch) round ones.
 * 2) Blend sugar and butter until creamy.
 * 3) Add eggs and beat.
 * 4) Sift flour before measuring; resift with soda, salt, and cocoa.
 * 5) Add flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, making about three additions of each. Beat after each addition until smooth.
 * 6) Add vanilla and water and beat until well mixed.
 * 7) Divide batter into pans and bake 35 minutes or until they test done.
 * 8) Cool in pans for 15 minutes and transfer to racks to finish cooling.
 * 9) To make frosting, cream butter and cream cheese.
 * 10) Mix sugar and cocoa and add to mixture.
 * 11) Beat until well mixed and smooth.
 * 12) Spread on cooled cake.

Contributed by :

 * World Recipes Y-Group