Provided by Marie Scheurich (my mom)
Mix together 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups sifted flour
Bring to a boil 1 cup margarine, 4 tbsp cocoa, and 1 cup water.
Pour mixture over sugar and flour
Add and beat well 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp baking soda, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla
Pour cake into greased jelly roll pan and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. While cake is still warm, pour on icing (below):
Icing:
Melt 3/4 stick margarine and 5 tbsp milk over low heat. Add 3/4 box of 10x sugar (not quite 3 cups) and 4 tbsp cocoa.
Sprinkle cake with chopped walnuts or pecans
