Texas chocolate sheet cake

12 To 18 serv

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsAll-purpose flour
2cupsGranulated sugar
1teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonSalt
1cup(2 sticks) butter
1cupWater
¼cupUnsweetened cocoa powder
½cupSour cream
2Eggs; lightly beaten
1teaspoonVanilla extract
½cup(1 stick) butter
5tablespoonsMilk; (up to 6)
¼cupUnsweetened cocoa powder
1Box; (1 lb.) confectioners' sugar
1cupChopped pecans
1teaspoonVanilla extract

Directions

CAKE

ICING

Mr. Food's Easy Cooking March/April 1999 To prepare cake: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a 9 x 13 inch baking pan; set aside.

In a large bowl, mix together flour, granulated sugar, bakingn soda, and salt; set aside.

In a medium saucepan, bring butter, water, and cocoa powder to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until butter melts. Add the butter mixture, the sour cream, eggs, and vanilla to the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until all of the four is moistened.

Pour the batter into the pan and spread smooth. Bake 30 min., or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

To prepare icing: While the cake is baking, in a medium saucepan, bring butter, milk, and cocoa powder to a boil over medium heat; remove from heat. With a wooden spoon, stir in confectioners' sugar, chopped pecans and vanilla, until all of the sugar is moistened.

Spread the icing on the cake as soon as it is removed from the oven. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares and serve.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #6 by janet <tjw@...> on Feb 07, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.