Dessert- Chocolate Sheet Cake

Chocolate Sheet Cake

Cake:
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
3-1/2 Tbsp. cocoa
1/2 c. buttermilk (or 1/2 c. milk & 1 T. vinegar)
1 tsp. baking soda
2 sticks butter
1 c. water
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Frosting:
1/3 c. milk
1 stick butter
3-1/2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 # powdered sugar
1 teas. vanilla
1/2 c. nuts (nut topping)

Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, set aside. Mix buttermilk, soda & set aside. Bring butter & water to boil. Add to flour mixture. Add eggs & vanilla. Add buttermilk mixture. Mix all and pour into greased cookie sheet. Bake 400' for 20 min.

Start frosting 15 min. after cake cooking. 1/3 c. milk, 1 stick butter, 3-1/2 T. cocoa (hot but not boiled). Add 1 # box powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla and optional nut topping. Spread over hot cake.

From Sandy Woodmansee, but I'd sure love to take credit for this one! :)