CAKE
2 c Sugar
2 c Flour
1/3 c Cocoa
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Butter or margarine
1 c Water
1 c Butter milk
2 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
-ICING-
1/2 c Margarine or butter
1/4 c Cocoa
6 tb Milk
4 c Confectioners sugar (1 lb.)
1 c Chopped walnuts (optional)
For the cake: Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a
large mixing bowl. Mix well. Heat margarine and water in a saucepan
until boiling. Pour over dry ingredients and mix. Beat in buttermilk,
eggs, and vanilla. Pour thin batter into greased and floured 15 x 10
inch pan. Bake at 400 deg f for 20 minutes. Serv this cake warm or
cold. For the icing: Combine margarine, cocoa, and milk. Heat to
boiling. Pour over confectioners sugar and nuts. Mix well. Spread
over hot cake. Makes 18 servings.
Yields
18 Servings