2 c. sugar
2 c. all purpose flour
1 stick butter
1/2 c. Crisco
4 tbsp. cocoa
1 c. water
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. milk
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs (pre mix eggs)
Pinch of salt

Put sugar and sifted flour in bowl and mix...put butter, Crisco, cocoa, and water in pan and bring to a boil...pour this mixture over flour and sugar and mix...add other ingredients one at a time and mix...Bake in a jelly-roll pan for 20 minutes at 350 degrees (watch the timing..it can change from oven to oven).

I use butter milk

DO ALL MIXING BY HAND

CHOCOLATE ICING:

1 stick butter
6 tbsp. spoons milk
1 tsp. vanilla
4 tbsp. cinnamon
1 box 10x sugar-sifted

Put butter, milk, vanilla, cocoa, and cinnamon in pan...bring to boil...take off heat and stir in 10x sugar...pour over cake and spread.

If icing is too thin add a little more sugar.