Susan's Charleston Chocolate Cake

Here is a recipe my friend, Susan, gave me after I raved about how delicious it was.  I told her I wanted to put it on my blog, so here it is. 

Susan's Charleston Chocolate Cake

Cake:
2 cups all purpose flour

2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
2 sticks butter
1 cup water
4 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup sour cream

2 eggs, slightly beaten

Frosting:
1 stick butter
6 Tablespoons milk
4 Tablespoons cocoa
1 box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift flour, sugar, salt and soda together and set aside.
• Melt butter in a saucepan;then add cocoa and water
• Remove from heat and pour over dry ingredients.  Mix thoroughly.
• Add sour cream and eggs.
• Transfer to lightly greased and floured pan (15 x 10 x 2).
• Bake 25 minutes.  Frost while warm, still in pan.
• For frosting, melt butter in saucepan and add milk and cocoa.
• Cook over medium heat until it comes to a boil.  Remove.
• Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and nuts. ( i left nuts out and sprinkled them on top.) Beat with mixer.

**Susan made the cake in a 9 x 13 pan and baked it a little longer.  This made it thicker and more fudgy (is that how you spell it?).