Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

½ tsp salt

1 stick butter

½ cup oil

3 Tbsp cocoa

1 cup water

½ cup buttermilk

1 tsp baking soda

2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp vanilla

Icing:

1 stick butter

6 Tbsp milk

3 Tbsp cocoa

1 pound confectioners sugar

1 tsp vanilla

chopped nuts

Combine flour, sugar, and salt.  Set aside.  Melt butter, oil, cocoa, and water in saucepan.  Bring to boil and then add to dry ingredients.  Mix together buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla.  Add to chocolate mixture.  Pour into a 15 ½ x 10 ½ sheet pan.  Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. 

For icing, bring butter, milk, and cocoa to boil.  Add sugar, vanilla and nuts.  Frost cake while hot.