Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Texas Sheet Cake

Family favorite

Bring to a boil:
 1 cup butter
 
1 cup water
1/4 cup cocoa 
Pour over:       
 2 cups flour 
 2 cups sugar
Beat well----------------

Add:
2 beaten eggs, 
1/2 cup sour milk ( add 1 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar to make sour milk), 
1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. 

Mix well and bake in 11x 17 pan@ 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Five minutes before cake is done, make the frosting.

Frosting

Put:
1/2  cup butter, 4 Tablespoons cocoa and 1/3 cup of milk in a pan. Stir and bring it to a boil, remove from stove and add 3 3/4 cups powder sugar and 1teaspoon of vanilla and beat till smooth. Ice cake right out of the oven.