Old Southern Chocolate Pecan Sheet Cake
""I received this recipe from an old Southern cook, a copy of a copy of a typed-up sheet from long ago, annotated with her notes (which included the word oleo instead of margarine). I've never seen another chocolate cake recipe like it, which instructs the cook to heat part of the cake batter on the stove, and pour the cooked icing over a hot cake. The result is a wonderfully rich (yet surprisingly light) chocolate sheet cake topped with a cooked chocolate and pecan frosting. This cake has an incredible homemade taste, yet is foolproof! Will make you forget Duncan Hines®!"..."
INGREDIENTS
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Cake:
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2 cups white sugar
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup water
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1/2 cup vegetable shortening
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1/2 cup margarine
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3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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2 eggs, beaten
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Icing:
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1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar
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3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/2 cup butter
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6 tablespoons milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup chopped pecans
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