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Chocolate Sheet Cake
Serving Size: 15
By: Paula Deen

Ingredients
2 c. sugar
1/2 t. salt
2 c. all-purpose flour
8 T. (1 stick) butter
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 c. water
1/4 c. cocoa
2 eggs
1 t. baking soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 t. vanilla

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sugar, salt, and flour in a large mixing bowl. In a saucepan, bring to a boil butter, oil, water, and cocoa. Add to flour mixture. Beat eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients. Pour into greased 13x9 inch pan. Bake 25 minutes.

ICING
8 T. (1 stick) butter
3 T. cocoa
6 T. milk
1 t. vanilla
One 16-oz. box powdered sugar

Melt together butter and cocoa. Add milk and vanilla. Stir in powdered sugar. Spread on warm cake.