Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Janies Texas Sheet Cake!

Preheat oven to 400

Stir together in large bowl:
-2 cups sugar
-2 cups flour

Stir the following over medium heat until mixture is boiling. Pour over flour mixture.
-1 cup butter
-1 cup water
-1/4 cup cocoa

In a separate bowl:
-1/2 cup buttermilk
-2 eggs
-1 Tbl. Soda
Whip together and mix with flour and cocoa mixture.
Pour into greased (buttered) jelly roll pan and bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes.

In a pan melt:
1/2 cupp butter
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup cocoa
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, remove from heat.
-add 3/4 cup to 1 lb powdered sugar
And whip until smooth. Pour over cake that is still warm. Add nuts to top if desired. Yummy yummy!