texas sheet cake

cake

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1 cup butter

1/4 cup cocoa

1 cup water

1/2 cup buttermilk (1/2 tbsp vinegar + milk)

1 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

preheat oven to 400*.

mix flour and sugar. bring butter, cocoa, and water to a boil.

pour boiling mixture over dry mix. add milk, eggs, baking soda

and vanilla. pour into greased sheet pan. bake for 20 minutes.

frosting (make while cake is in oven)

3/4 cup butter

3/4 cup cocoa

7 1/2 tbsp (i think 1/2 cup) milk

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

4-5 cups powdered sugar

melt butter in pot. turn off heat.

add in cocoa and stir.

add milk and stir.

add vanilla and stir.

add powdered sugar.

use a beater to mix. make it smooth.

pour frosting over hot cake!!

add nuts on top if you desire.

recipe from amber reid