Memaw's Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup crisco
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 sift together 2 cups sugar, 2 cups flour, and 1/2 tsp salt.
• 2 mix together in pan, 1/2 cup margarine, 1/2 crisco, 1/4 cup cocoa, and 1 cup water. bring to boil over high heat. pour into sifted mixture. stir.
• 3 now add the 1/2 buttermilk, 1 tsp soda, 1 tsp vanilla, and 2 eggs to entire mixture. stir well.
• 4 pour into greased and floured 9x13 pan. "bounce" the pan(not too hard to avoid any sloshes) on the counter or floor, to get out the air bubbles.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. when cake is done, toothpick will come out clean from center.
• 6 for the icing: remove cake from oven and begin to cool. bring 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup cocoa, 6 tblsp milk, and 1 tsp vanilla to boil over high heat. add 16 oz box of powdered sugar and stir. remove from heat.
• 7 pour over cake, it will run and cover the cake. allow cake and icing to cool.
• 8 serve with vanilla ice cream ,yummmmm-o!