Grandma’s Chocolate Sheet Cake

This is a delicious, old fashioned family recipe. Very fattening, but so yummy. Feeds a lot of people - so make sure you don't make it just for yourself. Because you will eat it all! Invite over some friends. Also a great BBQ potluck contribution...

Mix: 2 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar in big bowl

Bring to boil: 1 stick of butter, 3.5 tablespoons of cocoa, ½ cup of crisco, 1 cup of water

Pour over dry ingredients. Add: 2 eggs, ½ cup of buttermilk, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well.

Bake in a greased and floured bar pan (approx. 10x14 in size). Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Frost immediately with the following frosting:

Bring to boil: 1 stick of butter, 3.5 tablespoons cocoa, 1/3 cup of milk

Add: 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 box of powdered sugar, 1 cup of pecans

Spread frosting to the edges, let cool and serve alone or with vanilla ice cream!