Name: Don't Mess With Texas Sheet Cake
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 cup sugar; 2 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup margarine (2 sticks); 4 tablespoon cocoa; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 eggs, beaten; pinch salt; FOR THE FROSTING:; 1/2 cup margarine (1 stick); 6 tablespoon buttermilk; 1 pound confectioners sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup chopped nuts

Don't Mess With Texas Sheet Cake

If you're looking for a traditional recipe for Texas sheet cake, you've come to the right place. This Don't Mess With Texas Sheet Cake is seriously delicious, and it's easy to make too! Perfect for special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries, or just to serve as a nice after-dinner treat, this cake from down South is one of our favorite easy dessert recipes to make when we feel like baking.

Cooking Time15 min

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup margarine (2 sticks)
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
pinch salt
FOR THE FROSTING:
1/2 cup margarine (1 stick)
6 tablespoons buttermilk
1 pound confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, flour and baking soda together.
In a saucepan, melt margarine. Stir in cocoa and water and bring to a boil. Pour hot mixture over dry ingredients; stir well.
Mix in buttermilk, eggs and salt. Pour into a greased jelly roll pan.
Bake for about 15 minutes, until top springs back when touched.
Prepare the frosting. In same saucepan used for cake, melt margarine. Stir in cocoa and buttermilk and bring to a rapid boil.
Remove from heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla; blend thoroughly. Stir in nuts.
Spread over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.