Texas Sheet Cake | Texas Sheet Cake Recipes | Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

2 cups Flour

2 cups Sugar

Mix together.

Bring the following to a boil,

1/2 cup Shortening (Crisco)

1/4 cup Cocoa

1 cup of Water

1 stick Butter or Margarine

Pour over flour mixture,

add 1/2 cup milk (sour,

buttermilk or plain)

Add 2 Eggs

1 tsp. Soda

1/4 tsp. Salt

1/4 tsp. Vanilla.

Beat all in mixer.

Pour into greased 12x17

(cookie sheet w/sides)pan.

Bake at 400 degrees for

20 minutes.

Sheet Cake Frosting

When sheet cake is almost finished,

make frosting and pour on immediately

when sheet cake is removed hot from oven.

4 Tablespoons Cocoa

1 stick Margarine or Butter

5 Tbsp. Milk

Bring to boil, add 1 pound powdered

sugar (I use amount of powdered

sugar to consistency never full pound),

1 tsp. Vanilla and 1 cup of nuts (optional).