Texas Sheet Cake

Ingredients:

 

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour, Pinch of salt     Put in large bowl

In saucepan put:

1/2 cup margarine

4 Tblsp cocoa

1/2 cup crisco

1 cup water

Put on stove and stir continuously. Bring to a boil. Pour in flour and sugar mix. Beat by hand

Add: 2 slightly beaten eggs

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup buttermilk ( 1 tsp lemon juice in rest of milk to get to 1/2 cup, let sit until it is buttermilk)

Beat together

Grease sheetpan. Pour in batter and smooth out. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes

Frosting:

While cake is baking mix 1/2 cup margarine, 4 Tbsp cocoa, 1/3 cup milk. Bring to a boil. Stir continuously then remove from heat.

Add 4 cups powder sugar. Beat until smooth. When cake is done remove from oven and pour frosting on top and let cool

 

From: MOM