Texas Sheet Cake

Source: from Heather - Melissa from old work
Last updated by cookingwright almost 15 years ago

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 cup water
1â„4 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1â„2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1â„2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Combine butter, water and cocoa in pan over medium heat. Heat until butter melts. Add other ingredients and mix well. Pour into 10 x 15 jelly roll pan. Bake 20 min. at 350.

Frosting:
1â„4 cup butter
2 tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons milk
1â„2 lb powdered sugar (about 2 3â„4 cup sifted)
1â„4 teaspoon vanilla

Combine butter, cocoa and milk and bring to a boil. Add other ingredients and mix well with electric mixer.
Spread frosting on cake while cake is hot. Can sprinkle chopped nuts on top if desired.

My friend brought this to work for some potluck thing and I couldnâ€™t stay away from it. I donâ€™t happen to own a jelly roll pan. Does that kind of pan really make a difference?

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