Chocolate Sheet Cake

I'm pretty sure most of you have made this easy, delicious chocolate cake. It's quick and I love it because you ice it is while warm.

Chocolate Sheet Cake



2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

4 T cocoa

1 cup water

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 stick butter

2 eggs

1 t. soda

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 t. vanilla

Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa and cinnamon with electric mixer. Bring to a boil water, oil and butter. (I do this in microwave)  While hot pour over flour mixture and beat. Add the two eggs beating after each. Mix soda and buttermilk together and add to mixing bowl along with vanilla. Beat on medium speed until well mixed.  Pour into a sided large flat sheet pan.  Bake 375 for 20-25 minutes.  Remove from oven and ice while hot with icing recipe below.

Icing:

1 box powdered sugar

4 T cocoa

1/3 cup milk

1 stick butter

1 t. vanilla

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Mix powdered sugar and cocoa with mixer.  Melt butter and milk in microwave and pour over cocoa sugar mixture .  Add vanilla and beat until creamy. Spread over warm cake.