The absolute best chocolate cake ever! It’s so incredibly moist and the icing is to die for!
Mimi Joy has made this cake 1000’s of times. She added the cinnamon to the recipe and it just makes it extra special. This was Lane Frosts’ favorite cake. Lane was a bull rider and was my husband, Ty Murray’s, traveling partner for rodeos. The movie “8 Seconds” is based on his life and legacy.
Tips
- I double the frosting! The recipe I share is with the frosting already doubled.
- Try using hot coffee instead of hot water for another special twist.
Mimi’s Lane Frost Chocolate Cake
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: EasyA delicious, moist chocolate cake and homemade chocolate icing!
Ingredients
2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup of oil
2 eggs
Pinch of salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sour or buttermilk
1 cup of hot water
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Frosting
1 stick of butter, melted
About 5 cups of powdered sugar
6 tablespoons of cocoa
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Milk
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Mix sugar, cocoa, shortening, eggs, salt, flour and buttermilk.
- Add water, soda, vanilla and cinnamon.
- Batter will be thin.
- Our into a 9×13 inch pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Leave cake in the pan and once the cake is cool, spread the icing on top.
- Icing
- Mix butter, powdered sugar, cocoa and enough milk to make it creamy (it doesn’t take much).
