Chocolate Scotch Cake

Recipe from: Mom, Erin Kay Smith Ferguson, who received it from her Texas neighbor, Betty Sue Inman (1950's)

Cake:

Sift Together in Large bowl:

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

In sauce pan combine:

1 stick butter

1/2 cup shortening

4 rounded Tbsp. cocoa

1 cup water

Bring this mixture to a rapid boil, and pour over flour and sugar.  Mix well.

Then add:

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 tsp. soda dissolved in buttermilk

3 eggs slightly beaten

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix well, pour into large 9x12 loaf pan or broiler pan.  Bake 350˚ for 30 minutes.

Frosting:

Mix in a sauce pan and bring to a boil:

1 stick melted butter

4 Tbsp. cocoa

6 Tbsp. sweet milk

Remove from heat and add:

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

3/4 cup coconut

3/4 cup chopped pecans

Spread frosting on cooled cake.