Category,
Yields12 Servings
Cake
 2 cups flour
 2 cups sugar
 1 stick butter or margarine
 ½ cup shortening
 4 tbsp cocoa
 1 cup water
 2 eggs, slightly beaten
 1 tsp baking soda
 ½ cup buttermilk
Frosting
 4 tbsp cocoa
 7 tbsp milk
 1 stick butter or margarine
 1 tbsp vanilla
 1 box powdered sugar (1 lb)
 1 tsp vanilla
Cake
1

Combine flour and sugar.

2

Bring to boil, butter or margarine, shortening, cocoa and water.

3

Add eggs, baking soda and buttermilk. Mix. Add flour/sugar mixture.

4

Pour into a greased 13 x 9 sheet pan and bake for 20 min at 400°F.

5

Make Frosting by bringing to a boil the first 4 ingredients. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla. Pour over cake while still warm.

6

Note: Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

Cake
 2 cups flour
 2 cups sugar
 1 stick butter or margarine
 ½ cup shortening
 4 tbsp cocoa
 1 cup water
 2 eggs, slightly beaten
 1 tsp baking soda
 ½ cup buttermilk
Frosting
 4 tbsp cocoa
 7 tbsp milk
 1 stick butter or margarine
 1 tbsp vanilla
 1 box powdered sugar (1 lb)
 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Cake
1

Combine flour and sugar.

2

Bring to boil, butter or margarine, shortening, cocoa and water.

3

Add eggs, baking soda and buttermilk. Mix. Add flour/sugar mixture.

4

Pour into a greased 13 x 9 sheet pan and bake for 20 min at 400°F.

5

Make Frosting by bringing to a boil the first 4 ingredients. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla. Pour over cake while still warm.

6

Note: Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Notes

Old Fashioned Chocolate Buttermilk Sheet Cake