Ida Hyde's Texas Sheet Cake

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A chocolate pecan fudge-like frosting makes this Sheet Cake

Time to Prepare this Recipe 30 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 15 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 771 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 10 servings suggest servings
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Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour, all-purpose
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks)
4 teaspoons cocoa powder generous
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs beaten
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 teaspoons cocoa powder generous
6 teaspoons buttermilk
1 pound sugar confectioners (powdered sugar)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup nuts chopped, or to taste

Directions

Cake:

In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, flour and soda together.

In a saucepan, melt margarine; stir in cocoa and water and bring to a boil. Pour hot mixture over dry ingredients; stir well.

Mix in buttermilk, eggs and salt. Pour into a greased jelly roll pan.

Bake at 400 degrees F. for about 15 minutes, until top springs back when touched.

Frosting:

In same saucepan used for cake, melt butter. Stir in cocoa and buttermilk and bring to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla; blend thoroughly. Stir in nuts.

Spread over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Be prepared to clean up some drips.

If there are kids around, let them clean up the drips - this frosting is like fudge! The frosting is so good - it's almost like the cake exists just to give a base to the frosting. Mom cuts the frosting recipe down (about in half) but I like it just the way it is - lots.

Reviews

I've never made a sheet cake before, and this recipe worked like a charm. I'm not a nut lover, but I put the pecans in the icing anyway because I'm on a diet and I knew I'd be scraping it off the counter myself if I didn't. Okay, okay, I scraped a tiny bit off -- Yummy!!
***** over 4 years ago by Mary Beave

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 209g
Amount per Serving
Calories 771 42% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.0g56%
 Saturated Fat 19.0g95%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 116mg39%
Sodium 284mg12%
Total Carbohydrate 110.0g37%
 Dietary Fiber 2.0g10%
 Sugars 86.0g
Protein 7.0g15%
Vitamin A 18%  Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 5%  Iron 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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