Ice Box Chocolate Cake

In honor of National Chocolate Cake Day, I made this recipe from my mom and it is a MUST try!

Combine

• 3 cups flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 T. Cocoa
• 1 1/2 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. salt

Melt/boil - add to above

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 1 1/2 cups water

Add to Mixture

• 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 3 eggs slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 t. vanilla

Pour above and bake in a buttered or lined half baking sheet at 350 for 25-30 min. Be careful not to overcook - check after 25 min...

Frosting - heat below in saucepan till a boil

• 1 cube butter - melted
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 6 T. buttermilk
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• Remove from heat, add l lb of powdered sugar until blended - pour over warm cake.