Great Cake Contest

Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. My son, who was "Chocolate man" for Halloween requested it. He is also obsessed with pirates.

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:

• Chocolate Sheet Cake-11x17 pan cook at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
• CAKE
• 2 C flour
• 2 C sugar
• 1 t baking soda
• 2 sticks margarine or butter
• 4 T cocoa
• 1 C water
• 1/2 C buttermilk
• 1 t vanilla
• 2 eggs
• FROSTING
• 1 stick margarine or butter
• 4 T buttermilk
• 4 T cocoa
• 1 box sifted powdered sugar
• 1 t vanilla

1. Sift in bowl: 2 C flour, 2 C sugar, 1 t baking soda. Bring to boil in a saucepan: 2 sticks margarine or butter, 4 T cocoa, 1 C water. Add boiling mixture to dry ingredients. Then mix in 1/2 C buttermilk, 1 t vanilla and 2 eggs. Pour into greased sheet pan. Watch while cooking to avoid over baking.

2. Frosting:-
   Bring to a boil in saucepan: 1 stick margarine or butter, 4 T buttermilk, 4 T cocoa. Add 1 box sifted powdered sugar. Beat well. Add 1 t vanilla. Pour over hot cake.

3. Let cool. Then decorate with pirates, boat with pirate flag, palm trees, cannons, and treasure chest. I used blue frosting and sprinkles for the water. Yellow frosting and brown sugar for the sand. Swedish fish for the top.