texas buttermilk sheet cake-annette's

Name: Texas Buttermilk Sheet Cake-Annette's
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) butter; 1/3 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa; 1 cup(s) water; 2 - eggs; 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk or sour cream; ## CHOCOLATE FROSTING; 3 1/2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 cup(s) chopped pecans, optional; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 1/4 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa; 7 tablespoon(s) buttermilk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

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Annette W.

Lincoln, NE

Updated on Oct 26, 2011

Always a family favorite. Pour you a nice big glass of milk and enjoy! Recipe is my grandma's and mama's. Picture is mine.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 25 Min

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Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup butter
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup water
2 - eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour cream
CHOCOLATE FROSTING
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped pecans, optional
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
7 tablespoons buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make texas buttermilk sheet cake-annette's

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 15X10X1-inch jelly roll pan; set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

Step 2

In a medium saucepan combine 1 cup butter, 1/3 cup cocoa, and 1 cup of water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. With an electric hand-held mixer on medium speed, beat chocolate mixture into the dry mixture until thoroughly blended. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin). Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Step 3

Bake in a 350° oven about 25 minutes or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Step 4

Pour warm chocolate frosting over the warm cake, spreading evenly. Place cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly before cutting.
Step 5

***Frosting***In a medium saucepan combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, and 7 tablespoons buttermilk. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; add 3 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth. If desired, stir in 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans. Enjoy!
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