Stretch Cake

I received this recipe today from Aunt Vera's Relief Society President....they featured this recipe in the South Slope Newsletter this week.  Can't wait to try it....

The following recipe was submitted by Linda Blaylock.  This was a favorite recipe of our sweet sister Vera BengeJ

Stretch Cake    Vera Benge                 Much more scrumptious than a box cake!         

In a large sauce pan, bring to a boil and mix by hand:

1/2 cup butter or margarine                           1 cup water

1/2 cup oil                                                           3 1/2 T cocoa

Remove from heat and add:

2 cups sugar                                         2 eggs stirring constantly

1 tsp baking soda

Stir in:

1/2 cup buttermilk                           1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour
(You may want to use a mixer to beat in the flour a little better.)
Pour into a 9x13 or 15x10 inch pan, depending on how thick you want the cake to be. 
Bake at 350 °F for 20-25 minutes.

Frosting

Bring to boil:

1/2 cup Margarine or butter           3 1/2 T cocoa      

1/3 can of evaporated milk or 6 T. milk

Add all at once:

1 box powdered sugar                       1 tsp vanilla        

Add nuts if desired

Keep warm until cake is out of oven and frost immediately.  Basically, pour the icing over the cake.