Ingrediens for Icing:

   1 Stick butter,  3 1/2 tbsp. cocoa, 6 tbsp buttermilk, 2 tsp. vanilla, 1 lb. powdered sugar.

Grease large flat pan.

Bring to a boil - butter, crisco, water, cocoa & vanilla.  Mix this with the dry ingredients.  Add eggs & buttermilk.  Bake at 350 for 25 min.

While cooking cake, prepare icing to be ready when cake is done.  Keep cake in pan after baking.  Use a toothpick to poke holes in the cake while hot.  Put icing on cake while hot.

For Icing: Bring all ingredients except powdered sugar to a boil.  Add this to powdered sugar.  Pour over hot cake. 

Put in refrigerator to cool and let icing set.