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  - cake
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# :cake: Cinnamon Chocolate Cake

![Cinnamon Chocolate Cake](../../assets/images/cinnamon-chocolate-cake.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :fork_and_knife_with_plate: Serves | :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:----------------------------------:|:-----------------------: |
| 24 | 20 minutes |

## :salt: Ingredients - Cake

- :ear_of_rice: 2 cups all-purpose flour
- :candy: 2 cups granulated sugar
- :custard: 1 tsp cinnamon
- :butter: 1 stick margarine or butter
- :chocolate_bar: 4 tsp cocoa powder
- :droplet: 1 cup water
- :carrot: 0.5 cup vegetable shortening
- :glass_of_milk: 0.5 cup buttermilk
- :cup_with_straw: 1 tsp baking soda
- :egg: 2 eggs
- :icecream: 2 tsp vanilla

## :salt: Ingredients - Icing

- :butter: 1 stick margarine
- :chocolate_bar: 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- :glass_of_milk: 6 Tbsp milk
- :candy: 1 lb confectioners' sugar
- :icecream: 1 tsp vanilla
- :custard: 1 tsp cinnamon
- :chestnut: 1 cup chopped walnuts
- :coconut: 1 cup coconut

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 saucepan
- 1 11" x 15" x 3" jellyroll pan

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

### Step 2

In mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, and cinnamon; set aside.

### Step 3

In saucepan, heat margarine or butter, cocoa powder, water, and vegetable shortening to boiling: pour over dry
ingredients.

### Step 4

Add buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla; mix well.

### Step 5

Pour into an 11" x 15" x 3" jellyroll pan and bake 20 minutes.

### Step 6

In a saucepan, combine margarine, cocoa powder, and milk; heat to boiling.

### Step 7

Remove from heat; add confectioners' sugar a little at a time, stirring thoroughly. Add vanilla, cinnamon, chopped
walnuts, and coconut.

### Step 8

Spread over cake while still warm. "Tastes wonderful!"

## :link: Source

- Olga Sarouhan, Edison High School, Huntington Beach, CA: Sweet Surprises: Compiled By Professional Home Economics
  Teachers of California, Nevada, and Arizona, ©1998 California Cookbook Company