great grandma’s texas sheet cake

Name: Great Grandma’s Texas Sheet Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southwestern
Ingredients: ## CAKE INGREDIENTS; 2 stick(s) butter; 4 tablespoon(s) unsweetened cocoa; 1 cup(s) water; 2 cup(s) flour; 2 cup(s) sugar; dash(es) salt; 2 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 tablespoon(s) baking soda; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; ## FROSTING INGREDIENTS; 1 stick(s) butter; 5 tablespoon(s) unsweetened cocoa; 6 tablespoon(s) milk; 1 box(es) icing sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla

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Baby Kato

Beautiful Shore Country, NB

Updated on Jul 15, 2015

This recipe is posted for Culinary Quest - Texas. Recipe found at http://downhomedarling.com/great-grandmas-texas-sheet-cake/ . Heritage recipes are always the best, tried and true like this lovely cake. I cannot wait to make this tasty sounding treat.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 6 - 12 (1 sheet cake)

Ingredients

CAKE INGREDIENTS
2 sticks butter
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
dash salt
2 - eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
FROSTING INGREDIENTS
1 stick butter
5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
6 tablespoons milk
1 box icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make great grandma’s texas sheet cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 18″x13″ cookie sheet.

Step 2

Mix flour, sugar, salt, eggs, and vanilla in a bowl.
Step 3

Mix the baking soda into the buttermilk and then add it to your other ingredients.
Step 4

Boil butter, cocoa, and water for 2 minutes and then add it to your mixing bowl.
Step 5

Mix well and pour batter into a greased 18×13″ cookie sheet.
Step 6

Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes
Step 7

While the cake is baking prepare the frosting.
Step 8

In a medium saucepan heat butter until melted. Add cocoa and stir until it is dissolved. Add milk and vanilla and bring to a boil. Let boil for 1 minute.
Step 9

Add confectioners sugar and stir until the sugar is well incorporated.
Step 10

9. Pour hot frosting onto hot cake.
Step 11

Enjoy!!!
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