TEXAS (or should I say WISCONSIN)Chocolate Sheet Cake
2 c Flour
2 c Sugar
2 sticks of butter/margarine
1/4 c cocoa powder
1 c water
1/2 c buttermilk
1 t baking soda
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 t vanilla
Sift flour and sugar into large bowl. In saucepan on medium heat, bring water, cocoa poweder and butter to a boil. Pour over flour mixture and beat well. Add buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla, and eggs. Mix well. Pour into a greased 11 x 17 sheet pan. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. While still warm frost (recipe below).
Frosting
1 stick butter/margarine
1/4 c cocoa
1/3 c milk
4 cups of powdered sugar (you may need to add more. Not too thick, so its pourable, but not too thin, so that it soaks into the cake.
1 t vanilla
1 c chopped walnuts (optional)
Bring to a boil all ingredients. Beat well, until smooth and shiny. Stire in walnuts. Spread onto warm cake. Refrigerate to set frosting.
Cake keeps well in refrigerator.
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