I can't believe I'm sharing this family recipe. It's the signature Jansen Family Recipe and no family gathering is complete without it. I'm submitting it for a request for recipes and ideas for a sleep-over/birthday party event. It's from my Mom, it's old, I have no idea where it came from. No need to drag out the mix-master for this, just a bowl and a pot is all you need.

Ingredients

24 serv.

sugar↗2 cups
flour↗2 cups
cocoa powder↗1⁄4 cup
water↗1 cup
butter↗1⁄2 lb
buttermilk↗1⁄2 cup
eggs, beaten↗2
baking soda↗1 teaspoon
vanilla↗1 teaspoon
Frosting↗
cocoa powder↗1⁄4 cup
butter↗1⁄4 lb
milk↗6 teaspoons
confectioners' sugar↗1 lb
chopped nuts (we like chopped pecans) (optional)

Step-by-step instructions

1
Combine sugar and flour in a large bowl.
2
Boil 1/4 C cocoa, water, 1/2 lb butter in a medium sized sauce pan.
3
Pour chocolate mixture over flour and sugar mixture and stir well.
4
Add buttermilk, beaten eggs soda and vanilla.
5
Pour into a jelly roll pan (which is, roughly, 11x15 and 1 inch deep), bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
6
While cake is baking, make frosting.
7
Combine frosting ingredients, except for confectioners sugar, in the same sauce pan used for chocolate mixture above (saves washing dishes).
8
Boil, then add confectioners sugar.
9
Pour over hot cake, sprinkle with nuts, and let set for an hour or two.
10
Serve and watch the smiles and requests for the recipe.

Source: food.com

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