Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

Given to Jan Mason from Great Grandma Mason(Ester and BF) and used for all little Mason birthdays since the beginning of time.

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 c flour

• 2 c sugar

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 2 sticks butter (1/2 lb)

• 1 c water

• 3 T cocoa

• 2 eggs (room temp)

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 c buttermilk

• 1 tsp vanilla

Icing

• 1/2 stick butter

• 3 T cocoa

• 6 T milk

• 1 lb powdered sugar (3 3/4c)

• 1/2 c chopped nuts

• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Ingredients

Cake

1. Sift dry ingredients

2. Heat together water, butter and cocoa

3. Pour over dry ingredients

4. In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, soda then add to the rest

5. Pour into a 9x13 cake pan (a jelly roll pan will make it flatter)

6. Bake at 350° for 25-30 min or until a toothpick come out clean

Icing

1. Heat together butter, cocoa and milk on low heat

2. Remove from heat and add sugar, nuts and vanilla

3. Frost cake