Texas Sheet Cake

Ingredients:
1c. butter
1/2 c. Cocoa (Hershey’s unsweetened)
1 cup water
2 cup flour
2 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 egg
½ cup buttermilk
2 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°, grease pan
2. Heat butter, cocoa, and water in saucepan, bring to a boil. Cool slightly. Set aside
3. Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt into medium size bowl
4. add cocoa mixture to flour mixture and blend with wire whisk
5. Measure out butter milk in liquid measuring cup, then beat the egg with the buttermilk and add the vanilla to this mixture.
6. Combine the buttermilk mixture with the cocoa/flour mixture and blend until smooth
7. Pour into ¼ size sheet pan
8. bake 350° for approximately 20 minutes

Topping:

Ingredients:
2 Tbs. cocoa
½ stick margarine or butter
½ lb. powdered sugar
3 Tbs. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
1. Melt butter or margarine and cocoa over medium heat. Remove from burner
2. Add 1lb. (16oz.) powdered sugar, vanilla, and buttermilk
3. Beat with hand mixer until thick and creamy.

*Substitution for buttermilk: add 1-3/4 Tbs. of cream of tartar to a cup of milk or add 1 Tbs. of lemon juice or white vinegar to a cup of milk.