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INGREDIENTS
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Cake
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In a mixing bowl combine 1/2 cup buttermilk, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Whisk until smooth and set aside.
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In another mixing bowl combine then sift 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
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Bring to boil in saucepan 1 stick unsalted butter, 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, 6 tablespoons cocoa, and 1 cup water.
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Pour hot mixture over flour mixture and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon. Add buttermilk mixture and stir to thoroughly incorporate.
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Lone Star cooks were smart to get their state’s name on something that tastes so good.
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—Ann Burger, The Charleston Post and Courier, January 28, 2001
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Pour batter in buttered and floured half-sheet-cake pan (about 15 x 10) and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until edges of cake pull away from the pan and the cake springs back when you touch it.
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Icing
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About 10 minutes before the cake is done, bring to a boil 1 stick unsalted butter, 6 tablespoons buttermilk, and 6 tablespoons cocoa. Quickly remove from heat (it will not be pretty) and add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 pound powdered sugar; beat with an
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Spread icing over hot cake (this is important). Allow to cool, then cut into squares and serve.
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