Texas Cake

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
½ cup shortening
½ cup butter or margarine
4 tablespoon cocoa
½ cup water
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla

Sift the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and the cinnamon. In a saucepan,combine the shortening, water and the cocoa slowly bringing the ingredients to a boil.Remove the ingredients from the heat and add the eggs, the buttermilk, and the vanilla stirring until they are well combined. Pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and combine them. Flour and grease a nine-to-thirteen inch cake pan. Evenly coat the greased cake pan with the cake ingredients. Bake at 350º for 35 minutes.


Frosting:

½ cup butter or margarine
4 tablespoon cocoa
6 tablespoonmilk
3½ cups of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cups pecans

In a medium saucepan combine the butter, cocoa and the milk slowly bringing the ingredients to a boil. Remove from heat. Add the powdered sugar mixing well. Stir in the vanilla and add the pecans. Frost the cake while it is still hot for a fudge texture.