Gertrude`s Chocolate Cake

Who doesn`t like chocolate?

Gertrude`s Chocolate Cake
Mrs. H. Griffin

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 stick margarine
1/2 cup shortening
4 Tablespoon cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 egg, beaten
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon soda

Sift sugar and flour. Combine margarine, shortening, cocoa and water. Bring to boiling point and pour over dry ingredients. Stir well. Add buttermilk, eggs, cinnamon,vanilla and soda. Mix well and pour into flat pan. Bake in oven until done.

Icing

1 stick margarine
4 Tablespoons cocoa
6 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 box confectioners sugar
1 cup pecans

Combine margarine, cocoa and milk and bring to a boil. Add confectioners sugar, vanilla and pecans. Pour over cake as soon as it comes out of oven.