2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3 heaping tablespoons cocoa
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
I teaspoon soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Place in large mixing bowl, flour, sugar, and salt. Place in saucepan margarine,
water, vegetable shortening, and cocoa. Bring to boil and pour
over flour mixture. Mix well. Place in another bowl eggs, soda, buttermilk,
and vanilla. Stir well and add to above mixture. Bake in greased and
floured 9 x 13-inch pan at 350° for 20 minutes.
Icing
1/2 cup margarine
3 heaping Tablespoons cocoa
I (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped nuts
6 Tablespoons milk
Melt margarine and cocoa in a 2-quart pan, but do not boil. Take off heat and add powdered sugar, vanilla, chopped nuts, and milk. Stir well. Ice cake while hot. Yield: 12 servings. Bon Appetite !
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