Texas Cake

Name: Texas Cake
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE:; 2 cups Sugar; 2 whole Eggs; 1/2 cups Sour Cream; 2 cups Flour; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; 2 sticks Butter; 1 cup Water; 4 Tablespoons Cocoa; For Icing; 6 Tablespoons Milk; 1 stick Butter; 4 Tablespoons Cocoa; 1 pound Confectioners Sugar; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1 cup Black Walnuts (or Nuts Of Your Choice)

17 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:
2 cups Sugar
2 whole Eggs
1/2 cups Sour Cream
2 cups Flour
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
2 sticks Butter
1 cup Water
4 Tablespoons Cocoa
For Icing
6 Tablespoons Milk
1 stick Butter
4 Tablespoons Cocoa
1 pound Confectioners Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 cup Black Walnuts (or Nuts Of Your Choice)

Directions

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1. Cream first 3 ingredients (sugar, eggs, sour cream).
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2. Sift together 3 dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda).
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3. Add creamed ingredients to flour mixture and blend.
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4. Bring to boil the next 3 ingredients (butter, water, cocoa).
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5. While still hot add boiled mixture to flour mixture.
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6. Cream until light and fluffy, but do not over beat.
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7. Pour onto jelly roll or cookie sheet which has been greased with butter and floured.
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8. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
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9. About 10 minutes before cake is finished baking, bring to a boil next 3 ingredients (milk, butter, cocoa).
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10. Add to hot mixture the next 3 ingredients (confectioners sugar, vanilla and walnuts).
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11. Pour icing on cake while it is hot out of the oven or it will not cover the cake.
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12. Icing will set up like fudge. Let cake cool and enjoy!