Frosting:

1 stick butter
3 tbsp. cocoa
6 tbsp. milk
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 c. nuts

Boil butter, cocoa and milk together and add powdered sugar and 1 cup nuts.

Cake:

1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda

Mix sugar, flour and salt in a large bowl. Boil butter, cocoa and water together and add to dry ingredients. Mix eggs, vanilla, buttermilk and soda together and add to batter.

Bake on a large cookie sheet for 20 minutes at 375°F. Frost as soon as you bring it out of the oven.