Texas Sheet Cake

Ingredients

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Cake

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• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup sour cream or sour milk¹
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 5 tbsp cocoa powder

Frosting

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• 6 tbsp milk
• 5 tbsp coco powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Directions

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1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Grease and flour a 10 x 15 inch pan.
3. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
4. Beat in sour cream and eggs.
5. Melt butter, water and cocoa. Bring mixture to a boil in a small sauce pan then remove from heat.
6. Allot cocoa mixture to cool slightly, then stir cocoa mixture into egg mixture. Mix till blended.
7. Pour into readied pan and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
8. While the cake is baking, make the frosting.
9. In a large sauce pan, combine milk, cocoa and butter. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.
10. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.
11. Spread frosting over warm cake.