Mexican Chocolate Cake

The cake Lincoln always wants as his birthday cake!

Originally this was called Chocolate Birthday Cake or Chocolate Fudge Cake. Somewhere along the way I added cinnamon. It reminded me of Mexican hot chocolate. The rest is history.

Cake:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/1 cup shortening
1 cup water
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
3 1/2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
1/3 cup milk
1 Lb powdered sugar (a box), sifted
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven at 350

Grease & flour 9x13 pan

Cake:
Mix together flour, sugar baking soda and cinnamon.
In saucepan, bring butter, shortening, water and cocoa to a rolling boil.
Mix into sugar & flour.
Combine remaining ingredients and add to mixture.
Bake 35-40 minutes.
Start frosting when you take cake out of oven.

Frosting:
In a pan, melt ~ almost boil ~ butter, milk and cocoa. Add sugar and vanilla.
Pour entire mixture over warm cake.
Cool completely before serving.