Best Chocolate Sheet Cake

Combine in a mixing bowl:
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/4 t. salt

In a saucepan, melt:
2 sticks butter
Add 4 T. cocoa, stir together
Add 1 c. boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.

In a measuring cup, pour 1/2 cup buttermilk
Add:
2 beaten eggs
1 t. baking soda
1 t. vanilla
Stir in buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350' for 20 minutes.

While cake is baking, make icing:
Chop 1/2 cup pecans finely (optional)

Melt 1 3/4 sticks butter in a saucepan
Add 4 heaping T. cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat.
Add:
6 T. milk
1 t. vanilla
1 lb. minus 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Stir together.

Cut into squares, eat, and enjoy the chocolate sheet cake ever!
Add pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.

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