Texas sheet cake

Ingredients

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• Cake
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup butter
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Icing
• ½ cup plus 6 tbsp butter
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 6 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pound (minus ½ cup) powdered sugar
• ½ cup finely chopped pecans

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt

3. In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add cocoa, stirring to combine. Add the boiling water and allow the mixture to boil for 30 seconds; turn off the heat

4. Pour the cocoa mixture over the flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool

5. Pour buttermilk in a measuring cup

6. Add the beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into the butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into a 18x 13 inch sheet pan and bake for 20 minutes

7. While the cake is baking make the frosting: In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the cocoa, stir to combine, and turn off heat. Add milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar, stirring together.

8. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over the warm cake

9. Cut into squares, eat and enjoy!