Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sug ar
• 1 stick oleo
• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 4 T cocoa
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 t baking soda
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 t vanilla

Sift together flour and sugar, set aside. In a sauce pan combine oleo, Crisco, cocoa, and water. Bring to a boil and mix into dry ingredients. Add baking soda to buttermilk. Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla to batter. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and ice immediately.

Icing:

• 1 stick oleo
• 4 T cocoa
• 6 T milk
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Bring oleo, cocoa, and milk to boil in a small saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and pour over cake.