22 Minute Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1/2 cup shortening
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
4 tablespoons cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 lb powdered sugar
1 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Do not use a mixer.
Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl.
In saucepan combine butter, water, shortening, cocoa and salt.
Bring to a boil.
Pour over flour mixture.
Combine buttermilk, eggs, soda, vanilla and cinnamon.
Add to the other mixture and mix all together (will be a little lumpy).
Pour batter into a 9 x 12 greased pan.
Bake 22 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
When cake has baked 18 minutes, start combining in large bowl the 1/2 cup butter, 4 Tablespoons cocoa, and 1/3 cup milk.
Bring to a boil and while boiling stir in 1 pound powdered sugar and 1 cup chopped nuts. Do not remove from heat while stirring in sugar.
Pour over hot cake as soon as it is removed from oven.