CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE"
Source of Recipe
clayton on Mimi's
List of Ingredients
1 stick butter (1/4 lb.)
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
4 Tblsp. cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs (well beaten)
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing:
1 stick butter (1/4 lb.)
4 Tblsp. cocoa
6 Tblsp. buttermilk
1 (l lb.) box confectioner's sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
Recipe
Combine and bring to boil:
1 stick butter (1/4 lb.)
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
4 Tblsp. cocoa
1 cup water
Remove from heat and add:
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
Slowly combine both mixtures.
Add:
2 eggs (well beaten)
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Thoroughly mix by hand.
Grease and flour a 9x13 dish or
pan. Pour batter into dish and
bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes.
Icing:
Combine and bring to boil:
1 stick butter (1/4 lb.)
4 Tblsp. cocoa
6 Tblsp. buttermilk
Remove from heat and add:
1 (l lb.) box confectioner's sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
Mix until smooth and pour
over hot cake