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Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

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Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Becky Jensen
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake: Combine in a large bowl the following

2 C flour
2 C sugar (To reduce sugar I usually only put about 1 ½ c. and it's fine.)
1 tsp soda
½ tsp salt

In saucepan combine the following

1 c. water
½ c. butter
½ c shortening
¼ cup cocoa powder

Just bring to a boil.

In a smaller bowl beat together the following

½ c. buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Slowly and gradually add the boiled liquid to the egg mixture, stirring constantly. Add this combination to the dry ingredients and blend well. Pour into lightly greased jelly roll pan.
Bake 350 for 15-20 minutes.

Icing: Bring the following to a boil in a saucepan

½ c. butter
¼ c. cocoa powder
⅓ c. buttermilk

After boil, remove from heat and add

1 lb box powdered sugar (about 3 3/4 cups, which you can also reduce a bit if you want, maybe by half a cup.)
1 tsp vanilla
½ - 1 C chopped walnuts (optional)
Stir briskly with whisk. Pour over cake about 5 minutes out of the oven. It's better to do when it's still warm (the cake and the frosting), but not too hot. If it cools completely, sometimes the cake seems dry. So I make the frosting right before the cake is done, and then pour it over and spread immediately because the frosting sets up pretty fast.
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