Chocolate Sheet Cake

• Cake
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco (shortening)
• 1 cup water (or 1 cup strong, brewed coffee)
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Frosting
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

1. Cake: Stir first four ingredients together.
2. Put butter, Crisco and water in saucepan and bring to a rapid boil.
3. Pour over flour mixture.
4. Add eggs and buttermilk that have been mixed with baking soda.
5. Add vanilla and beat until well mixed.
6. Bake in a greased cake pan (10 X 15 or 9 X 13).
7. Bake at 350 for approximately 25 minutes.
8. While cake is still hot, frost it.
9. Frosting: Bring butter, cocoa and milk to a boil.
10. Add to powdered sugar.
11. Mix well.
12. Add vanilla and pecans.
13. Mix well.
14. Spread on hot cake.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-sheet-cake-55508 (may not work)