Thirty Minute Chocolate Cake

2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
2 sticks margarine or butter
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup water
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat even to 400°. In a large bowl, mix flour sugar and salt. Melt margarine, cocoa and water together and add to flour mixture. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into an llxl4 pyrex dish. Bake 20 minutes in preheated oven. Do not over-bake.


Icing:

1 stick butter
4 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons of milk
1 box confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped 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.