Texas Sheet Cake

Texas Sheet Cake

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

4 Tblsp. Cocoa

½ tsp. salt

1 cup cooking oil

1 cup water

2 eggs

½ cup buttermilk (or regular milk + ½ tsp. vinegar or lemon juice. Let set for 10 minutes)

1 tsp. vanilla

Add water, oil, and cocoa together and bring to a boil. In a separate bowl, mix sugar and flour. Pour boiling mixture over sugar and flour. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Bake 20 minutes @350° in sheet cake (bar) pan. Let cool slightly, then frost.

FROSTING:

Bring to a boil:

½ cup butter or margarine

4 Tblsp. Cocoa

4 Tblsp milk

Then add:

1 pound (about 3 ¾ cups) powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Then whip together. Spread on cake.