| flour | 2 | cups | | sugar | 2 | cups | | water | 1 | cup | | crisco | 1/4 | cup |
| egg | 1 | | | cocoa | 4 | tbs |
| cinnamon | 1 | tsp | | buttermilk | 1/2 | cup ( or add 1tsp vinegar to 1/2 cup milk) |
| baking soda | 1 | tsp | | vanilla | 2 | tsp |
| margarine | 1 | stick | | powder sugar(3 3/4cups) | 1 | box |
| cocoa | 4 | tbs | | margarine | 1 | stick |
| milk or cream | 6 | tbs | | vanilla | 1 | tsp |
| pecans chopped | 1 | cup | |
Directions:
Mix flour and sugar together in a mixing bowl. Bring water,Crisco,margarine, and cocoa to a rapid boil.
Add to flour and sugar mixture and mix well. Add soda to buttermilk. Add egg,cinnamon,buttermilk and vanilla to mixture. Pour into long cake pan and bake at 350 degree for 20 to 30 minutes.
Icing: Melt margarine. Add cocoa, milk and vanilla. Bring to a rolling boil and then pour over powder sugar and beat, then add pecans and beat well. Ice over hot cake.
