Texas Sheet Cake

Name: Texas Sheet Cake
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 35 servings if you cut in 2 to 2 1/2 " squares
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar; 2 cups unsifted flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 sticks butter; 5 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Icing ingredients:; 1 stick butter; 4 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1 lb powdered sugar; 6 tablespoons buttermilk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped pecans

cindybear @cindybearcooks

I have had this recipe since the mid 1970's. These oldies are the best recipes

cindybear @cindybearcooks

I have had this recipe since the mid 1970's. These oldies are the best recipes

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Ingredients

25-35 minutes

35 servings if you cut in 2 to 2 1/2 " squares

2 cupsgranulated sugar
2 cupsunsifted flour
1 tspbaking soda
1/2 tspsalt
2 sticksbutter
5 tablespoonscocoa powder
1 cupwater
1/2 cupbuttermilk
2eggs
1 tspvanilla extract
Icing ingredients:
1 stickbutter
4 tablespoonscocoa powder
1 lbpowdered sugar
6 tablespoonsbuttermilk
1 tspvanilla extract
1 cupchopped pecans

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Steps

25-35 minutes

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2

Generously grease and flour a large sheet pan. 17 1/4"x 11 1/2" x 1". I use the aluminum disposable type.
3

Set aside first 4 ingredients in mixing bowl.
4

Melt butter and add cocoa and water. Bring to a boil and pour over first 4 ingredients. Beat until smooth.
5

Add remaining ingredients blending throughly. Pour into prepared sheet pan.
6

Bake for 25-35 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Prepare icing as soon as you remove cake from oven.
7

Icing
8

Bring 1 stick butter and 4 tablespoons cocoa powder to a boil. Add following ingredients.
9

1 lb powdered sugar
10

6 tablespoons buttermilk
11

1 tsp vanilla
12

1 cup chopped pecans
13

Stir throughly and spread over warm cake.
14

Enjoy!