2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 c. butter
1/4 c. cocoa
1 c. water
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Sift sugar and flour into large bowl. Combine butter, cocoa and water in pan and cook to boiling. Pour over sugar and flour and mix. Add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla and mix well. (It will be thin.) Pour into greased jelly roll pan, 15 x 10-inches.

Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes. Prepare icing 5 minutes before cake is done.

Icing:

1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. cocoa
6 tbsp. milk
1 lb. confectioners sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Combine butter, cocoa and milk and cook to boiling. Remove from heat. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Spread on cake while hot soon after taking from oven. Freezes well.