1/2 hr. Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• For Cake:
• 1 cup butter 
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
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• For Frosting:
• ¹/2 cup butter
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 pound confectioner's sugar

Instructions

For Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
    
2. In saucepan, melt margarine with the cocoa and water, bring to boil.
    
3. Remove from heat and add the sugar, flour, baking soda, eggs, salt and vanilla.
    
4. Mix and pour into greased 13x9x2 inch sheet pan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.

For Frosting:

1. About 5 minutes before cake is done, make the frosting by combining the margarine, cocoa, milk, vanilla, and nuts in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil.
    
2. Remove from heat and add confectioner's sugar.
    
3. Spread over HOT cake as soon as it is removed from oven. Let cool before serving.