Foot in The Fire - Chocolate Cake

• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 cup water cold
• 1 cup pecans chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 5 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pound powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375F (190C).
2. Sift flour and sugar, set aside.
3. In a saucepan, bring the margarine, cocoa and water to a boil; remove from heat.
4. In a large bowl, mix all remaining cake ingredients.
5. Add the flour mixture and cocoa mixture, stirring well.
6. Bake in a greased and floured 9x13 pan for 20 to 30 minutes.
7. Check for doneness with a clean toothpick.
8. Ten minutes into the baking of the cake, prepare the frosting.
9. Place the margarine, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
10. Remove from the heat and add the remaining ingredients.
11. Beat until smooth.
12. FROST THE CAKE AS SOON AS IT COME OUT OF THE OVEN.
13. Let it cool a little before cutting, if you can't possibly hold out!
14. This cake is so good, you'd eat it with one foot in the fire if you had to.

buttermilk, flour, eggs, sugar, butter, cocoa powder, water cold, pecans, baking soda, vanilla, cinnamon ground, salt, butter, cocoa powder, milk, vanilla, powdered sugar

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/foot-the-fire-chocolate-cake-1565 (may not work)