Chocolate Sheet Cake

This is a birthday must-have for our family!

INGREDIENTS:

3 sticks of butter or margarine

1 cup water

7 TBL cocoa

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1/2 cup and 6 TBL buttermilk

1 tsp. vanilla

4 cups sifted powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350. In a saucepan, melt 2 sticks of butter/margarine, and add water and 4 TBL cocoa. Bring the mixture to a boil. Meanwhile, mix sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt. Pour boiling mixture into the dry mixture. Beat until smooth and add eggs, 1/2 cup buttermilk, and vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured cookie sheet (with sides- a jelly roll pan) and bake for 25 minutes. In a saucepan, melt 1 stick margarine/butter, 4 TBL cocoa and 6 TBL buttermilk. Heat until boiling and add the sifted powdered sugar. Beat until smooth and pour immediately over cake (the icing should still be in liquid form). Let cool, and enjoy!