Submitted by Linda Smith
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour (not sifted)
1 stick margarine
4 Tbsp cocoa powder
½ cup Crisco
1 cup water
2 eggs
½ cup buttermilk
1 tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
Combine sugar and flour in large mixing bowl. Bring to a boil in a sauce pan the margarine, cocoa, Crisco, and water. Pour over dry ingredients and mix. Add eggs, buttermilk, soda, and vanilla. Mix and bake in greased and floured 9″ x 13″ pan for 25 – 30 minutes at 400 degrees
Frosting
1 stick margarine
4 Tbsp cocoa
½ cup milk
1 box powdered sugar (3 ½ cups)
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp vanilla
Bring to a boil margarine, cocoa, and milk. Add powdered sugar, pecans, and vanilla. Pour over and spread on hot cake. Leave cake in pan to frost and cut.
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