Granny’s Chocolate Icing

1 stick margarine
4 T. cocoa
6 T. milk
1 box powdered sugar
1 t. vanilla 1 c. chopped pecans

About 5 minutes before cake is done, melt butter in medium sauce pan, add cocoa, vanilla, & milk. Mix well & bring to a boil. Add powdered sugar slowly, stirring constantly until whole box is used (if it seems too thick, add a little more milk slowly?don’t get to thin). Add pecans & stir until mixed. Pour over warm cake.

Granny’s Chocolate Cake

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
4 T. cocoa
2 sticks margarine
1 cup water
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 t. soda
1 t. cinnamon

In a large bowl, mix flour & sugar.
In a med sauce pan, melt margarine,
Then add water & cocoa; bring to a boil.
Pour this into flour & sugar mixture.
Stir in buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, soda, & cinnamon.
Pour this into a 9×13x1 pan.
Bake 20 minutes or until done in center.

CAKE  DOUGHNUTS

2 eggs, beaten
1 c. sugar
1 c. buttermilk
1/3 c. oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. nutmeg
3 to 3 1/2 c. flour

Mix and leave in refrigerator overnight (makes easier to handle).  Roll dough out and cut doughnuts with a cutter.  Place in very hot oil.  Turn doughnuts as soon as they surface.  With hot oil, need to be watched so they won’t burn.