2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 c. water
3 1/2 tbsp. cocoa
1/4 tsp. salt
2 sticks butter
1/2 c. buttermilk (or regular milk with 1/2-1 tsp. lemon juice)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs

FROSTING:

1 stick butter
3 1/2 tbsp. cocoa
6 tbsp. buttermilk
1 lb. confectioners' sugar
1 c. nuts

Mix flour and sugar, blend well; set aside. Mix together water, cocoa, salt and butter in saucepan and boil well; remove from heat and stir into flour/sugar mixture. Add buttermilk, soda, vanilla and eggs; blend well and pour into greased sheet cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Frosting: Boil butter, cocoa and buttermilk. Pour mixture into sugar, vanilla and nuts mixture. Frost cake shortly after removing from oven.