Texas Sheet Cake

I'm not a big cake fan but when I tasted this I couldn't resist asking for the recipe. It has turned in to one of my favorite choco-holic recipes. It's rich, sweet, and more dense than regular cake. You'll probably find that one piece is more than enough. After all, it contains 3 sticks of butter. Yum! For an Oreo-like flavor I like to use black cocoa powder. For those of you in Utah you can find it at Kitchen Kneads. This dessert takes a little longer to put together than a cake-mix cake but you'll appreciate that effort later.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

In a saucepan combine:

2 cubes of butter
4 T. cocoa powder
1 c. water

Bring to a boil.

In a bowl combine:

2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. baking soda

Pour the hot liquid over the flour/sugar mixture and combine well. Then add:

1/2 c. milk
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla

Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and then pour the frosting over the top

FROSTING:

Boil the following:

1 cube butter
4 T. cocoa powder
6 T. milk

Add the following to the above mixture:

1 lb. powdered sugar
1 t. vanilla
nuts (optional)

Combine well and pour over the cake.