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Texas Sheet Cake

List of Ingredients




2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups butter
1 cup water
4 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 cup sour cream
2 eggs
1 teaspoon soda
Frosting for Texas Sheet Cake (recipe follows)

1.Preheat oven to 375*F (190*C).
2.Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Grease and flour a jelly roll pan; set
aside.
3.In small saucepan, bring butter, water and cocoa to a boil. Remove cocoa mixture from heat
as soon as it boils and immediately stir into flour mixture.
4.In a small bowl combine eggs, sour cream and baking soda, mixing will; stir into cocoa/flour
mixture, mixing well. Batter will be thin.
5.Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick
inserted in center comes out clean. Just before cake is done baking, prepare the frosting. The
trick to this cake is to be sure and frost the cake upon immediate removal from the oven while
it is hot. Cool on wire rack before serving.

Makes 24 servings.



Recipe



Frosting For Texas Sheet Cake

1 cup butter
6 tablespoon evaporated milk
4 tablespoon baking cocoa
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (1-pound) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1.Bring the butter, milk and cocoa to a boil in medium saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in
nuts, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
2.Spread over hot cake.