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TEXAS SHEET CAKE Recipe

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This recipe for TEXAS SHEET CAKE is from KOOKING IN KAREN'S KITCHEN, 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!
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 CUPS FLOUR
2 CUPS SUGAR
1 STICK OLEO
1/2 CUP SHORTENING
4 TBSP COCOA
1 CUP WATER
1 1/2 CUPS BUTTERMILK
1 TSP BAKING SODA
1 TSP CINNAMON
2 EGGS
1 TSP VANILLA

FROSTING:
4 TBSP COCOA
6 TBSP MILK.
1 BOX POWDERED SUGAR
1 TSP VANILLA
1 CUP CHOPPED PECANS
Directions:
Directions:
GREASE WELL A SHEET PAN (COOKIE SHEET) AND PREHEAT OVEN TO 400º. COMBINE OLEO, SHORTENING, COCOA AND WATER. BRING TO A BOIL RAPIDLY AND POUR OVER SUGAR AND FLOUR. STIR WELL AND ADD THE BUTTERMILK, SODA, CINNAMON, EGGS AND VANILLA. MIX WELL. POUR INTO PAN AND BAKE FOR 20-30 MINUTES. LEAVE CAKE IN THE PAN AND FROST.

5 MINUTES BEFORE CAKE IS DONE MIX THE COCOA AND MILE AND BRING TO A BOIL. REMOVER FROM HEAT AND ADD THE POWDERED SUGAR, VANILLA AND PECANS. BEAT WELL. SPREAD ON CAKE WHILE THE CAKE IS STILL HOT.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
THIS WILL BE A VERY THIN BATTER AND A VERY THIN CAKE.

 

 

 

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