Kentucky Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate Frosting
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup milk
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup nuts, chopped

Preparation

Combine sugar and flour in bowl.
Melt butter, shortening, water, and cocoa powder and brink to a boil.
Pour mixture over sugar and flour.
Stir well.
Add remaining ingrdeients and stir until smooth.
Pour into two greased and floured layer cake pans.
Bake at 325 for twenty-five to thirty minutes.
Cool thoroughly before frosting.