Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Mix the flour, 2 cups of the sugar, baking soda, 6 tablespoons of the cocoa, salt, vegetable oil, vinegar, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and the water together. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into on ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan.
3. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cake cool than ice.
4. To Make Icing: Beat together the butter or margarine, vegetable shortening, 1 cup sugar, milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Continue beating for 10 minutes. Spread over cooled cake.