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Texas Sheet Cake

Make Texas Sheet Cake at home with Sugar, Flour, Water, and Buttermilk. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 2 cup
• 2 cup
• 1 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 6 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Cake: In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, flour and soda together.

2. 2

   In a saucepan, melt margarine; stir in cocoa and water and bring to a boil.

3. 3

   Pour hot mixture over dry ingredients; stir well.

4. 4

   Mix in buttermilk, eggs and salt.

5. 5

   Pour into a greased jelly roll pan.

6. 6

   Bake at 400 degrees F. for about 15 minutes, until top springs back when touched.

7. 7

   Frosting: In same saucepan used for cake, melt margarine.

8. 8

   Stir in cocoa and buttermilk and bring to a rapid boil.

9. 9

   Remove from heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla; blend thoroughly.

10. 10

    Stir in nuts.

11. 11

    Spread over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

12. 12

    Be prepared to clean up some drips.