Chocolate Cake & Icing

From Mom

Cake
1 cup water
2 sticks butter/margarine
4 TBSP cocoa
1 tsp soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups plain flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Combine water, butter and cocoa in saucepan and bring to a boil. Add soda to buttermilk; set aside. Put flour and sugar in mixing bowl and add the hot mixture, mixing by hand; mix well. Add eggs, vanilla and buttermilk/soda. Pour into greased and floured pan (9x13 or jelly roll pan). Bake at 350 for 30 minutes (9x13) or 20 minutes (jelly roll pan). Let cool for 15 minutes.

Icing
1 stick butter or margarine
5 T. cocoa
5 T. milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 box powdered sugar

Combine butter, milk and cocoa in saucepan; boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Pour over cake.