Texas Sheet Cake

Nancy Enders' Recipe

Cake

• Butter - 2 sticks

• Water - 1 cup

• Cocoa Powder - 4 tablespoons

• Sugar - 2 cups

• Flour - 2 cups

• Salt - 1 teaspoon

• Baking Soda - 1 teaspoon

• Sour Cream - 1/2 cup

• Eggs - 2 beaten

Frosting

• Butter - 1 stick

• Confectioners' Sugar - 1 box

• Cocoa - 4 tablespoons

• Milk - 6 tablespoons

• Vanilla - 1 teaspoon

• Chopped nuts - 1 cup - Optional

Cake Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 and grease and flour a 9 x 13 x 2 pan. 

2. In a pot combine butter, water, and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil. 

3. When it starts to boil, remove from heat and add sugar, flour, salt, baking soda, beaten eggs, and sour cream, and mix it. 

4. Bake for 22 minutes, test with toothpick. 

Frosting

1. In a pot combine butter, water, and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil. 

2. When it starts to boil, remove from heat and add chopped nuts (optional), confectioner's sugar, and vanilla and mix. 

3. Spread over the cake while frosting mixture is warm. 

Refrigerate until ready to serve.