Monday, December 5, 2011

Texas sheet cake

My all-time favorite cake/dessert/food.

Texas Sheet Cake
Preheat oven to 350.

2 cups of flour
2 cups of sugar

Mix flour and sugar.

Put in a pan and bring to a boil:
2 sticks of butter
1 cup of water
4 tablespoons of cocoa powder

Pour over the flour and sugar mixture.

Add to the mixture:
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla

Pour mixture into 13x9 greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, then reduce temperature to 325 and bake for an additional 35 minutes.

Frosting: ice while hot/warm.

Bring to an almost boil:
1 stick of margarine
4 tablespoons of cocoa powder
5 tablespoons of milk or coffee

Add:
1 box of powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

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