Favourite Texas Sheet Cake with Cocoa Nut Frosting
Favourite Texas Sheet Cake with Cocoa Nut Frosting recipe
Yield
18 servingsPrep
20 minCook
25 minReady
45 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| cake | |||
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | cup |
margarine
|
|
| 4 | teaspoons |
cocoa powder
generous |
|
| 1 | cup |
water
|
|
| ½ | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| frosting | |||
| ½ | cup |
margarine
|
|
| 4 | teaspoons |
cocoa powder
generous |
|
| 6 | teaspoons |
buttermilk
|
|
| 1 | pound |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | cup |
nuts
chopped, or to taste |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| cake | |||
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 237 | ml |
margarine
|
|
| 2E+1 | ml |
cocoa powder
generous |
|
| 237 | ml |
water
|
|
| 118 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 2 | each |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| frosting | |||
| 118 | ml |
margarine
|
|
| 2E+1 | ml |
cocoa powder
generous |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 453.6 | g |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 237 | ml |
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℉ (200℃). for about 15 minutes, until top springs back when touched.
Frosting:
In same saucepan used for cake, melt margarine. 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.
