Recipe

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• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup water
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup milk
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

• 1 Combine sugar and flour in bowl.
• 2 Melt butter, shortening, water, and cocoa powder and brink to a boil.
• 3 Pour mixture over sugar and flour.
• 4 Stir well.
• 5 Add remaining ingrdeients and stir until smooth.
• 6 Pour into two greased and floured layer cake pans.
• 7 Bake at 325 for twenty-five to thirty minutes.
• 8 Cool thoroughly before frosting.