Chocolate Sheet Cake (patty Smith)
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Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients:
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Directions:
2 c flour 2 c sugar 1 1/2 c butter 1/4 c oil 4 Tbsp cocoa 1 c water
1/2 c buttermilk or sour milk 1 tsp baking soda 1 Tbsp vanilla 1 Tbsp
cinnamon 2 eggs
Chocolate Icing: 1 1/2 c butter 4 Tbsp cocoa 1 Tbsp vanilla 1 lb
powdered sugar 4 - 6 Tbsp milk (enough for spreading consistency) 1/2
c chopped pecans or nuts of your choice
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 15x10x1" sheet pan.
Mix the flour and sugar in a large bowl. Put the butter, oil, cocoa
and water in a saucepan; bring to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and
mix with the flour and sugar. Add the buttermilk or sour milk,
baking soda, vanilla, cinnamon and 2 well beaten eggs. Mix well and
pour into pan. (FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE CAKE IS DONE, mix the icing
in a medium size saucepan.) Bake 18 - 20 minutes, until tester comes
out clean.
Chocolate icing: Melt butter and cocoa. Add vanilla, powdered
sugar, milk and nuts. Spread on cake as soon as it comes from the
oven.
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