Chocolate Sheet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
5 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco (shortening)
1 cup water (or 1 cup strong, brewed coffee)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons milk
1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Preparation

Cake: Stir first four ingredients together.
Put butter, Crisco and water in saucepan and bring to a rapid boil.
Pour over flour mixture.
Add eggs and buttermilk that have been mixed with baking soda.
Add vanilla and beat until well mixed.
Bake in a greased cake pan (10 X 15 or 9 X 13).
Bake at 350 for approximately 25 minutes.
While cake is still hot, frost it.
Frosting: Bring butter, cocoa and milk to a boil.
Add to powdered sugar.
Mix well.
Add vanilla and pecans.
Mix well.
Spread on hot cake.