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Texas Sheet Cake
Servings:Makes 60.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time:1 hr 45 mins
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup water
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
2 slightly beaten eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)
Directions1.
Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set pan aside. In a medium saucepan combine
butter, water, and cocoa powder. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove
from heat.
2.
In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, soda, salt, and cinnamon (if
desired). Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on low
to medium speed to combine. Add cocoa mixture and beat until blended. Pour
batter into prepared pan.
3.
Bake in a 375 degree F oven 20 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly
touched.
4.
Immediately pour hot Chocolate Frosting over warm cake; spread evenly.
Completely cool cake in pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Makes 60.
Chocolate Frosting
In a medium saucepan stir together 1/4 cup butter or margarine, 3 tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa powder, and 3 tablespoons buttermilk. Cook and stir until
boiling; remove from heat. Beat in 2-1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar and 1/2
teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer on low speed until blended. Stir in 1/2
cup chopped walnuts.
Make-Ahead Tip
Prepare and bake cake as directed; cool completely. Do not frost. Place in a
freezer container or bag. Freeze up to 1 month. Before serving, thaw several
hours at room temperature. Frost as directed.
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Rhonda in Missouri
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