1 stick Butter
1/2 cup Crisco
4 tablespoons Cocoa
1 cup Water
Bring above to a rapid boil and pour over
2 cups Sugar
2 cups Flour
Add:
1 teaspoon Soda
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 cup Buttermilk
2 Eggs slightly beaten
Bake in a 7x9 or 9x13 pan at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes
ICING
Start as soon as you get Cake in oven
1 stick Butter
4 tablespoons Cocoa
6 tablespoons Milk
Melt above ingredients together and bring to a rapid boil over low heat, remove from heat and add:
1 box Confectioner Sugar
1 cup chopped Pecans
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Mix well and spread over Cake while hot