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

ICING:

1 stick butter
4 tbsp. cocoa
6 tbsp. buttermilk
1 box confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts

Sift together sugar, flour, and soda. Mix butter, cocoa, and water together and bring to a boil rapidly. Pour over dry ingredients and mix. Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla flavoring to that mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes in a greased and floured pan.

For icing; mix together butter, cocoa, and buttermilk, and boil rapidly. Add confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and nuts to liquid mixture.