Texas Picnic Cake

Cake Ingredients:
2 cups of unsifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c butter, softened
2 c sugar
2 eggs
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 c buttermilk
3/4 c water

Frosting Ingredients:
3 c sifted, powdered sugar
1/2 c butter, melted
4 tbsp cocoa
6 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c chopped pecans

Cake:  Preheat over to 400 degrees.  In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon; set aside.  In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and eggs; beat until creamy.  Blend in cocoa and vanilla extract.  Add buttermilk; mix very well.  Alternately blend water and flour mixture.  Pour into greased and floured 13 X 9 X 2 baking pan.  Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes

Frosting:  Start 5 minutes before cake is done.  Melt butter in saucepan and immediately add remaining ingredients.  Stir to mix thoroughly.  Spread on hot cake.