The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever.....REALLY!

I started making this recipe a couple years ago and it's a family favorite. We usually have Texas sheet cake for family gatherings and in the past have always made my Aunt Eva's recipe. Let's just say this recipe has replaced my Aunts and that says a lot! Sorry sweet Aunt Eva rest in peace.

The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever.


Ingredients

■FOR THE CAKE:

■2 cups Flour

■2 cups Sugar

■¼ teaspoons Salt

■4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa

■2 sticks Butter

■1 cup Boiling Water

■½ cups Buttermilk

■2 whole Beaten Eggs

■1 teaspoon Baking Soda

■1 teaspoon Vanilla

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■FOR FROSTING:

■½ cups Finely Chopped Pecans

■1-¾ stick Butter

■4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa

■6 Tablespoons Milk

■1 teaspoon Vanilla

■1 pound (minus 1/2 Cup) Powdered Sugar

Preparation Instructions

Note: I use an 18×13 sheet cake pan.

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.
Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.
While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.
Cut into squares, eat, and totally wig out over the fact that you’ve just made the best chocolate sheet cake. Ever.

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I also saw a recipe yesterday for a White Texas sheet cake and it looks yummy, here is the link Life As a Lofthouse.