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Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 sticks butter
⅓ c. cocoa
1 c. water
1 c. sour cream
2 slightly beaten eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon

Topping
1 stick butter
4 tbsp. cocoa powder
6 tbsp. milk
1 lb. box powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts (I like pecans)
Directions:
Directions:
Sift flour and sugar together. Set aside
Place 2 sticks butter, ⅓ c. cocoa powder and water in a saucepan and bring to a rapid boil.
Add flour mixture to hot chocolate mixture. Stir to blend.
Add sour cream, eggs, baking soda, vanilla and cinnamon to cocoa/flour mixture and mix well.
Pour into greased 15"X19" cookie/jelly roll pan.
Bake at 350º for 20 minutes. While baking mix the topping as follows:
Mix butter, cocoa, and milk together in saucepan and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and add sugar and vanilla and mix well.
Stir in nuts.
Spread on cake while both are hot.
Cool completely before cutting.

 

 

 

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