Sunday, September 22, 2013

Texas Sheet Cake


Provided by Marie Scheurich (my mom)

Mix together 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups sifted flour

Bring to a boil 1 cup margarine, 4 tbsp cocoa, and 1 cup water.

Pour mixture over sugar and flour

Add and beat well 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp baking soda, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla

Pour cake into greased jelly roll pan and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.  While cake is still warm, pour on icing (below):

Icing:

Melt 3/4 stick margarine and 5 tbsp milk over low heat.  Add 3/4 box of 10x sugar (not quite 3 cups) and 4 tbsp cocoa.

Sprinkle cake with chopped walnuts or pecans

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