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Recipe

Title

Aunt Pat's Texas Sheet Cake

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
1 cup water
4 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup sour cream

Frosting:
1 stick butter
4 Tbsp cocoa powder
6 Tblsp milk
1 lb confectionary sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Method

Bring 2 sticks butter, water, 4Tbsp cocoa to a boil. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Bake in an ungreased jelly roll pan (baking sheet with sides) at 350 F for 25 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring 1 stick butter, 4 Tbsp cocoa and milk to a boil. Remove from heat and add confectionery sugar, vanilla, and nuts, if using. Spread over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Posted by

Aunt Pat

Posted on

Wednesday 06 April 2011 - 17:08:49