Texas Sheet Cake
Cake:
2 cups flour, sifted
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
Mix flour and sugar in a large bowl, set aside. Stirring constantly, bring butter, shortening, cocoa and water to boil in a small saucepan. Pour over flour mixture and blend together.
In medium bowl, combine buttermilk, eggs, soda, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Stir into flour/butter mixture and mix thoroughly.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 11" x 16" pan (I use a cookie sheet). Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup cocoa
16 oz powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup nuts, chopped (I used pecans)
In a medium saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and milk to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar, vanilla and chopped nuts. Pour frosting over warm cake.
My friends call this Mandatory Chocolate Cake, because if I'm coming to a party, I'm required to bring it. I don't mind - it's the only time I get to eat it because I do not want this much cake in the house! It is so good.
ReplyDeleteYum! Thanks for a tried and true recipe!
ReplyDeleteYum-O! I will have to try this one if the temperature ever drops below 100. :)
ReplyDeleteCouldn't take it. Made one for the fam last night thanks to you.
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