"Macagdoches Cake"

Like a true recipe blog, we need a long ridiculous story before the actual recipe. Mom and I were curious about where the name of this cake came from and why sometimes it's called Texas Sheet cake. We compared several family recipes to see if there was a difference but they all end up being about the same. Well it turns out there is a town in Texas called Nacagdoches. So the cake is named after the town, or called Texas Sheet cake, but somehow over years of recipe telephone, it ended up with an "M" instead of the original "N" of Nacagdoches. If you try to find it anywhere online now, it will only be referred to at Texas Sheet Cake. Maybe some neighbors stabbed each other over the M vs N and they decided to leave it as Texas Sheet Cake. Reminds me of that authentic, delicious french cookie recipe that was passed down to Pheobe ;-) Another note, I'm going to write as Grandma had it written down, so don't shoot the messenger. Ok, onto the cake!

1 Cube margarine
1/2 Cup vegetable oil
1 Cup water
Pinch of salt
3 Tbs cocoa Power
1 tsp vanilla
2 Cups sugar
2 Cups flour
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 Cup buttermilk

Combine margaine, oil, water, salt and cocoa powder in a pot and bring to a boil. Add all other ingredients and mix. Pour into a greased and floured jelly roll pan. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 15 minutes. While baking, prepare the frosting.

1/4 Cup margarine
3 1/2 Tbs cocoa powder
1 Cup walnuts
5 Tbs milk
1 pkg powdered sugar (for the younger folks, that's 1 lb)
1/2 tsp vinegar

Melt margarine and cocoa together. Add all other ingredients and pour onto cake while still hot.