Friday, October 10, 2008

Texas Sheet Cake

Cake

Combine the following:
2 C. flour
2 C. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon

Combine in saucepan:
1 cube margarine
1/4 C. Hershey's cocoa
1 C. water
1/2 C. oil

Stir and bring to a boil. Pour over flour mixture and mix well.

Add the following:
1/2 C. buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix well and pour into greased and floured 13 x 18 large cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 20 minutes.


Frosting

3 1/2 - 3 3/4 C. powdered sugar (icing sugar)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 C. cocoa
1 cube margarine
1/3 C. milk
pinch of salt

Melt margarine in a saucepan. Add cocoa and mix well. Add vanilla, salt, milk and powdered sugar and mix to a creamy consistency. Spread over top of cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Cool before serving.

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