Best Chocolate Cake Ever

The Best Chocolate Cake Ever Ingredients for cake: 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 1 stick butter ½ cup vegetable oil 1-cup water ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1-teaspoon baking soda ½ cup buttermilk 2 eggs 1-teaspoon salt 1-teaspoon ground cinnamon 1-teaspoon vanilla extract Ingredients for frosting: 1 stick butter ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ¼ cup milk 4 cups confectioners' sugar 1-teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup chopped pecans (optional) Directions: Preheat oven to 375, grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan Cake: Sift 2 cups sugar and flour together, set aside. In a saucepan: combine butter, oil, water and cocoa, bring to a boil, remove from heat and add to dry ingredients. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk; add with eggs, salt, cinnamon and vanilla then add all to batter. Pour batter into pan and bake for 20 minutes. Frosting: Five minutes before cake is done combine butter, cocoa, and milk in saucepan and bring to a boil, remove from heat and stir in sugar, vanilla and pecans. Pour over hot cake. Cake remains moist and may be frozen. Serves 20