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Grandma Cook's Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake:
3 TBLS Cocoa
1 Stick Butter or Margarine
1/2 cup Veg Oil
1 cup water
2 Cups flour
2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Baking Soda
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Buttermilk *
1 tsp Vanilla

Frosting:
1 Stick Butter or Margarine
2 TBLS cocoa
1/3 Cup milk
1 lb. powdered Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla

*Make Buttermilk by adding 1 TBLS lemon juice and milk to make 1/2 cup. Let stand a few minutes.
Directions:
Directions:
Combine cocoa, butter, oil and water in sauce pan and bring to a boil.
Meanwhile, mix in bowl: flour, sugar, and salt. Add liquid mixture and beat. Then add soda, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Pour mixture into greased and floured sheet cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 - 20 minutes.

Frosting: After cake is cooled, bring butter, cocoa, and milk to a boil. pour into a bowl and add and add 1 lb. of powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla. Chopped walnuts can be stirred in of desired.
Frost the cake while frosting is warm, then it will spread nicely.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Ok... who measures powdered sugar by the pound? Sorry, I don't... I kind of just pour it in bit by bit and stir until its the desired thickness. Google says that a pound of powdered sugar equals 3 and 1/2 cups.

 

 

 

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