Texas Sheet Cake

Name: Texas Sheet Cake
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: a crowd
Ingredients: 2 c sugar, minus 6 tblsp; 2 c flour; 2 stick butter, softened; 4 Tbsp cocoa powder; 1 c water; 1/2 c buttermilk; 2 eggs, beaten; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp vanilla extract; icing ingredients; 4 Tbsp cocoa powder; 1 stick butter, softened; 6 Tbsp milk; 1 box powder sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3/4 c chopped pecans

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By Debbie Guardino
@muitobem

I got this recipe from a friend who used to make it for gatherings. I never made it but ate it every time she baked it!! DELISH!!!

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

a crowd

Cook:

25 Min

Ingredients

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2 c

sugar, minus 6 tblsp
2 c

flour
2 stick

butter, softened
4 Tbsp

cocoa powder
1 c

water
1/2 c

buttermilk
2

eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp

cinnamon
1 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

vanilla extract
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icing ingredients
4 Tbsp

cocoa powder
1 stick

butter, softened
6 Tbsp

milk
1 box

powder sugar
1 tsp

vanilla extract
3/4 c

chopped pecans

How to Make Texas Sheet Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Sift together sugar & flour; set aside.
Mix in saucepan butter, cocoa & water. Bring to a rapid boil. Pour over sugar/flour mixture & mix well.
Add rest of ingredients to that mixture(except for icing ings.)
Pour into a 18x12 jelly roll pan. Bake for 25 mins.
Icing: Combine cocoa, butter & milk in saucepan. Bring to a rapid boil. Add powder sugar and mix well. Add vanilla & nuts. Spread over warm cake.