2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
6 tbsp. cocoa
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
1 stick butter
1/2 c. Crisco
1 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix first 6 ingredients and set aside. Bring to a boil, remaining ingredients and mix with first mixture. Stir well. Pour into greased sheath cake pan, 9 x 15 1/2 inch pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes. Let cake cool and ice with Sheath Cake Icing.

SHEATH CAKE ICING:

1 stick butter
6 tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. vanilla
1 box powdered sugar
6 tbsp. milk

Melt butter. Add sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla. Remelt. Frost cake while icing is hot.