Recipe Summary
Course: Desserts
Products:Hand Mixers
Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 cups sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup cocoa
5 eggs
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
Whipped cream, whipped topping, or vanilla ice cream
Directions
1. In a large mixing bowl combine butter, sugar, flour, cocoa, eggs and vanilla. Mix until well blended. Stir in nuts. Pour batter into a greased 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with your choice of topping.
Yield:
8 servings
Tips:
Be sure to use baking cocoa. Cocoa is sold in the baking ingredient aisle at the grocery store. It is not the same as hot cocoa or hot chocolate mix.
Substitutions:
Try using walnuts or a combination of pecans and walnuts in place of the pecans.