Texas Sheet Cake (Chocolate Version)
For the cake:
2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 c. flour
2 sticks butter
4 tbs cocoa
1 c. water
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
For the Frosting:
1 box powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
3-4 tbs cocoa
1 stick butter
1/2 c. buttermilk
dash of salt
Cake: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt, stir together. In a small sauce pan, bring butter, cocoa and water to a boil. Pour hot mixture into dry ingredients and mix well. Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla, mix well. Bake in a greased, large jelly roll pan for 30 minutes at 300 degrees, do NOT over bake! Let cake cool 20 minutes before making frosting.
Frosting: Combine powdered sugar and nuts into a large bowl. In a small saucepan heat cocoa, butter and buttermilk to a boil. Pour hot mixture into powdered sugar bowl, add vanilla and a dash of salt and beat, until the consistency of loose pudding. Pour on cake, and frost quickly, as the frosting cools it will set up fast!
1 comment:
Pretty sure this cake is what coined the phrase "TDF"...it is truly heaven. You MUST make it for the fam reunion this August!!
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