Mary’s Texas Sheet Cake

From the Anne Zimmerman collection

Introduction

For more about this Southern recipe, read Anne Zimmerman’s post on the Dinner Guest blog.

Ingredients

Cake

Frosting

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Sift flour and sugar together in a large bowl.
3. Combine butter, cocoa, and water in a small saucepan and bring to a rapid boil. Pour boiling liquid over flour and sugar and mix well.
4. Add buttermilk, cinnamon, vanilla, eggs, and baking soda. Mix well by hand. The batter will be thin.
5. Pour into a greased and floured 11-inch-by-16-inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes.
6. While the cake is baking, make the frosting: Bring cocoa, butter, and milk to a boil. Add sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth and add nuts if desired. Spread on warm cake immediately after removing it from the oven.
7. Let cake cool, then cut into squares to serve.