Ingredients

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 cup shortening

4 Tbsp cocoa

1 cup water

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Icing

1 stick butter, melted

4 Tbsp cocoa powder

6 Tbsp milk

1 box of powder sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. Sift together flour,sugar and salt.
  3. In a medium sauce pan, boil water, shortening and cocoa. Pour over sifted ingredients. Then add buttermilk, baking soda, cinnamon, eggs and vanilla.
  4. Pour cake batter into a greased and floured jelly roll pan. Bake for 20 minutes.
  5. Combine icing ingredients and pour over warm cake.