Chocolate Sheet Cake

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

½ tsp salt

2 sticks butter

1 cup water

2 Tbsp cocoa

2 eggs, well beaten

1 tsp baking soda

½ cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp cinnamon

Sift flour, sugar and salt together. Set aside.

Bring butter, water and cocoa to a boil. Mix eggs, baking soda, buttermilk and vanilla in a separate bowl. Pour butter mixture over flour mixture. Mix in buttermilk mixture. Mix well and pour into greased and floured sheet pan (19 ½ x 10 ½). Bake 20 minutes at 390º. Start Icing last 5 minutes of baking time.

Frosting:

1 stick butter

2 Tbsp cocoa

6 Tbsp milk

1 box confectioner’s sugar

½ cup nuts

1 tsp vanilla

Mix butter, coco, and milk in a pan until melted. Add sugar, nuts and vanilla. Mix well. Frost cake as soon as you remove cake from oven.