Twenty Two Minute Cake

By Bettye

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 c. flour
• 2 c. sugar
• 1 stick margarine or butter
• 1 c. water
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 3 1/2 T. cocoa
• 1/2 c. buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 t. soda
• 1 t. vanilla
• Icing:
• 1 stick margarine or butter
• 3 1/2 T. cocoa
• 1/3 c. milk
• 1 lb. box powered sugar
• 1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Do not use mixer. Combine flour and sugar in large bowl. In a saucepan, combine and bring to a boil, margarine, water, shortening and cocoa. Pour over flour-sugar mixture. Mix. Combine milk, eggs, soda and vanilla. Add to flour mixture, blending together. Pour into a 12x8 inch greased and floured pan. Bake 22 minutes total at 400 degrees. When the cake has baked 18 minutes, cover with icing.

Icing: Combine margarine, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan. Bring to boil; add powdered sugar and chopped nuts. Pour and hot cake and bake the last 4 minutes.