Chocolate Sheet Cake And Icing

Ingredients

• 2 c sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 c sifted flour
• 12 c buttermilk
• 12 c butter or Crisco
• 1 tsp soda dissolved in 1 c boiling water
• 2 sq melted chocolate
• 18 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Cream shortening and sugar
3. Add unbeaten eggs one at a time
4. Beat well after each is added
5. Add milk and flour alternately
6. Add chocolate and vanilla
7. Add water and soda last
8. Bake at 350 in a greased and floured 1 x 12 x 15-inch pan