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Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Gold Medal® Flour
- 2 cups granulated white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter
- 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup boiling water (just get it really hot in the microwave)
- ICING:
- 1 3/4 sticks salted butter
- 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound powdered sugar (if it's lumpy, sift it)
- rainbow sprinkles (or chopped pecans, if you're into those)
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