Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 heaping tablespoons cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda

Icing

• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Water

Instructions

1. Cake: Mix oil, buttermilk, sugar, vanilla extract, salt and flour.
2. Add cocoa and baking soda. Mix well.
3. Pour into greased and floured 13 x 9-inch cake pan.
4. Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees F.
5. Icing: Cook flour and milk until thick, stirring constantly.
6. Cover and put in refrigerator until cool.
7. Beat butter until fluffy; add sugar, vanilla extract, flour-milk mixture and enough water to reach spreading consistency.
8. Frost cooled cake.