Sheet Cake Bake & Frost 45 Minutes

--cake-- 2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

2 sticks oleo

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 cup water

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon soda

--icing: -- 1 stick oleo

3 tablespoons cocoa

1/3 cup buttermilk

1 pound powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup nuts -- (optional)

Cake: Mix flour and sugar in bowl and set aside. Put oleo, cocoa and water in pan and boil. Pour this hot mixture over flour and sugar mixture. Beat together buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, salt and soda. Pour into greased and floured sheet pan. Bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees. Immediately start making icing. Use same pan used for cake.

Icing: Boil oleo, cocoa and buttermilk until slightly thickened. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts. Spread on hot cake.

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