SCOTCH CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• For cake: Sift together the flour and sugar into a large bowl.
• Combine the butter, cocoa and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the cocoa and melt the butter.
• Add cocoa mixture to the flour mixture and mix well with a wooden spoon.
• In a bowl combine the buttermilk, cinnamon, baking soda, eggs and vanilla; mixing well.
• Add buttermilk mixture to the flour/cocoa mixture.
• Beat until well blended (batter will be thin).
• Pour into a greased and floured 13x9 baking pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until cake tests done with a toothpick inserted in the center (if done the toothpick will come out clean).
• Spread icing over hot cake in pan.
• For icing: Combine the butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil; stirring until butter is melted and cocoa is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and powdered sugar mixing well then add pecans and mix.

Steps:

• Sift flour and sugar in a large bowl.
• In a saucepan, bring margarine, shortening, water, and cocoa to a good boil.
• Pour over flour and sugar mixture.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into a greased 13x9 pan.
• Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Start making icing about 5 minutes before cake is done baking.
• Bring margarine, cocoa, and milk to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• Remove from heat and beat in remaining ingredients.
• Pour icing over hot cake.