Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

Source: saved recipe (Google Drive)

Baked in a 16x11” cookie sheet pan with edges.

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 sticks butter
• 1 cup water
• 4 tbsp cocoa
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla

Icing

• 1 stick butter
• 6 tbsp milk
• 4 tbsp cocoa
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Put the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl.
3. In a saucepan, bring the butter, water, and cocoa to a boil; take off the stove.
4. Add the butter mixture to the flour and sugar. Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix well.
5. Bake 18-20 minutes.
6. About 5 minutes before the cake is done, prepare the icing: bring the butter, milk, and cocoa to a boil, then add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and nuts.
7. When the cake is done, pour the icing over it immediately while both are hot — work fast and pour lightly, trying not to put it all in one spot. It hardens quickly.