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Chocolate (Texas) Sheet Cake..........Mom (Fran) Pappa

 

Ingredients:
 

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup Crisco
2 sticks butter
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon

8 Tbsp. cocoa
1 box powdered sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk (or 1 Tbl. white vinegar and milk to make 1/2 cup)
6 Tbsp. milk

Instructions:
 

Grease and flour 11x15 baking pan.

Blend flour and sugar in large bowl - set aside.

Mix 1 stick butter, Crisco, buttermilk (or vinegar and milk mix), 4 Tbl. cocoa, 1 cup water in saucepan.

Bring to boil and add to dry mixture.

Add to mixture 2 eggs, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 tsp. cinnamon.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Ice immediately.

 

Icing:

 

Put 1 stick butter, 4 Tbl. cocoa and 6 Tbl. milk in saucepan and bring to a slow boil.

Add 1 tsp, vanilla and 1 box powdered sugar to saucepan.

Stir while on slow boil for 5 minutes.

 

 


 

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