Hallelujah Cake

It's not terribly pretty, but trust me when I tell you that Hallelujah Cake is about the best dang chocolate cake I've ever made. My Texan friend Johanna gave me the recipe, and I balked at the ingredients and the lack of -- let's say, organization that went into its creation. I've got a bit of southern in me (my maternal grandmother is from the Mississippi Delta), though, and I can completely understand that after dumping all the ingredients together and then mixing it up, you might sing some praises to the Lord.

In fact, click HERE and turn up the sound while baking the cake.

Hallelujah Cake

Sift together:

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
pinch of salt

Melt together:

1 stick butter
1/2 cup veg oil
6 heaping T unsweetened cocoa (I did use the very best here and not grocery store Hershey's)
1 cup water

Pour melted ingredients into dry ingredients

Add:

1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix well.
Bake at 350 degrees until done.

Icing

1 stick butter, melted
8 heaping T unsweetened cocoa (again, I used good cocoa)
1/3 cup milk
powdered sugar (the amount isn't indicated, but I used 1 box which is about 1 pound or so)

Mix above together and dump on cake. Spread evenly.