Another Chocolate Cake (There's No Such Thing As Too Many Chocolate Cake Recipes!)

CAKE:

MIX:
3 cups sifted all purpose flour
3 cups sugar
1 ½ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp salt

BRING TO BOIL:
4 ½ T cocoa
1 ½ cup water
¾ cup oil
1 ½ sticks butter
Pour over dry mix and stir well.

ADD:
3 eggs
¾ cup buttermilk

Stir with wooden spoon until well blended and lumps are gone.

Bake in 2 8X8-inch well greased and floured pans at 350 for about 30 minutes. Cool in pan about 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Ice while warm.

ICING:

MELT:
1 stick butter
6 T. milk
4 T. cocoa
Pour into mixing bowl.

ADD:
1 box powdered sugar
½ cup nuts (if desired)

Beat with electric mixer until well blended, about 2 minutes.

Pour over warm cake.