Fabulous Chocolate Cake

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Title: Fabulous Chocolate Cake
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
Yield: 18 servings

1/2 c Margarine; or
Half margarine half butter
c Sugar
2 Eggs
3 oz Chocolate; melted
1 1/2 c Milk
1 ts Vanilla
1 ts Red food coloring
2 c Cake flour; sifted
2 ts Baking powder
Salt
1 c Pecans; finely chopped
Frosting:
1/4 c Butter; or margarine
1 1/2 oz Chocolate; melted
1 Egg; beaten
1 ts Vanilla
1 pk Powdered sugar
1 c Pecans

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating
well after each addition. Add chocolate, then add combined
liquid ingredients alternately with combined dry
ingredients. Add nuts. Bake in greased and floured
13x9-inch pan for approximately 40 minutes at 350~. Note.
Cake is delicious without pecans. Just use them in the
frosting if you prefer.
Frosting. Melt butter and chocolate. Add a small amount
to beaten egg, then add back into chocolate mixture. Add
vanilla. Stir in powdered sugar and nuts.

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