Title: Christmas eve chocolate cake
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2 c  Sugar
      2 c  Flour
    1/2 c  Shortening
    1/2 c  Butter Or Margarine
      1 c  Water
    1/4 c  Cocoa
    1/2 c  Buttermilk
      2    Eggs; Beaten
      1 ts Baking Soda
      1 ts Vanilla
           ---Icing Ingredients---
    1/2 c  Butter Or Margarine
    1/4 c  Cocoa
      6 tb Milk
      1    Box Powdered Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 c  Chopped nuts
 
  Cake: Sift flour and sugar together. Bring butter, shortening, water
  and cocoa to a boil in a sauce pan. Pour over flour mixture while
  still hot. Add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla. Spoon into a large
  baking sheet with sides. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.
  Ice cake while still hot.
  
  Icing: Combine butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
  Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts. Mix well.