Texas Sheet Cake

Name: Texas Sheet Cake
Ingredients: Cake; 1 cup butter; 4 tablespoons cocoa; 1 cup water; 2 cups plain flour; 2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 eggs, slightly beaten; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla; Icing; 1/2 cup butter; 4 tablespoons cocoa; 6 tablespoons milk; 1 lb powdered sugar (453g size); 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup pecans, chopped

17 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

Cake
1 cup butter
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups plain flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing
1/2 cup butter
4 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons milk
1 lb powdered sugar (453g size)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1

Cake:Melt butter, cocoa, and water and bring to a rapid boil.
2

Pour over sugar and flour mixture and mix with an electric mixer.
3

Add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla and mix well.
4

Mixture will be very runny.
5

Pour into 11x16 greased sheet cake pan.
6

Bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
7

Cake is done when it begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
8

Bake time will vary with different ovens.
9

Leave cake in pan and cool before icing.
10

Icing: Mix first 3 ingredients and bring to a rapid boil, remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla.
11

Beat with mixer until smooth.
12

Stir in pecans by hand and spread on cooled cake.