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Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

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This recipe for Texas Sheet Cake is from Grandominico/Doritty Family & Friends Cookbook, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We'll help you start your own personal cookbook! It's easy and fun. Click here to start your own cookbook!
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake:
2 c Flour
2 c Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
2 Sticks Margarine
1 c Water
3 T+ Cocoa
2 Eggs, Beaten
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 c Buttermilk
1 tsp Vanilla

Frosting:
1 stick Margarine
3 T Cocoa
6 T Milk
1 Box Confectioners Sugar (3-4 cups)
1/2 c Chopped Pecans (optional)
1 tsp Vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Cake:
In a saucepan mix margarine, water and cocoa and bring to a boil. In the meantime, combine flour, sugar and salt. Pour boiling mixture over flour, sugar and salt mixture.

In another bowl, mix eggs, soda, buttermilk and vanilla and add to other mixture.

Bake in greased and floured pan at 350º for 20 minutes. Start frosting the last 5 minutes of bake time.

Icing:
Mix margarine, cocoa and milk and heat over low heat but do NOT boil. Remove after ingredients are well mixed and add sugar, nuts and vanilla. Mix well with a whisk. Frost cake right out of oven. Best to let sit 20 minutes or at least until icing sets before serving.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
15-20
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20-30 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
My mom used to make this for family gatherings because it is so yummy, easy to make and serves a large number of people. I make it now and my nieces and nephew fight over it!

 

 

 

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