Texas Sheet Cake

Name: Texas Sheet Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 2 cups flour; 1 dash salt; 1/2 cup butter; 1/4 cup cocoa; 1/2 cup shortening; 1 cup water; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 stick butter; 1-1/3 tbsp. cocoa; 2 tbsp. milk; 1 lb. sifted powdered sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla

16 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 dash salt
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 stick butter
1-1/3 tbsp. cocoa
2 tbsp. milk
1 lb. sifted powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

1

Mix together sugar, flour and salt .
2

Place butter, cocoa, shortening and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
3

When it reaches a boil, add flour and sugar.
4

Beat together.
5

Mix buttermilk with baking soda.
6

Then add eggs, buttermilk mixture and vanilla.
7

Beat until smooth.
8

Grease and flour pan (10x15-inch) Pour batter into pan, and bake at 350F for 20 minutes.
9

Chocolate Frosting: Heat butter, milk and cocoa in saucepan for about 5 minutes before cake is done.
10

Then add vanilla and powdered sugar to mixture; stir together.
11

Frost cake when you take it from the oven.