Chocolate Sheet Cake

-from my good friend, Jo Carolyn McVeigh

In a large bowl, mix:

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

In a boiler, mix: 1 stick butter

1/2 cup cooking oil 4 T. cocoa

1 cup water

Bring to a boil. Pour over flour & sugar; mix well.

Combine 1/2 cup milk and 1-1/2 tsp. vinegar to make buttermilk.

Add buttermilk and

2 eggs

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix well. Pour into 9x13" sheet pan. Bake at 400 degrees for approx. 25 minutes.

(If using a glass pan, bake at 375 for 35 min.) Use a toothpick to test.

Frosting:

In a mixing bowl:

3 cups powdered sugar

In the boiler:

1 stick butter

4 T. cocoa

6 T. milk

Bring to a boil.

Pour over sugar and add:

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Mix well. Pour icing over warm cake.