Texas Sheet Cake

I have never heard of a Texas sheet cake before- is that weird?  I am not even sure why it is called that except for maybe the fact you make it in a large cake pan.  I got this recipe from one of my favorite food blogs.  I don't follow too many consistently but Your Homebased Mom is one that I check daily.

She gave a challenge to compare her recipe with another food blogs recipe.  I had planned on doing this until  I had another chocolate recipe fail earlier in the week and I needed a for sure thing so I just went with hers and was not disappointed.

This was a yummy moist cake and makes enough for a big crowd- or to pass out to neighbors.

 Texas Sheet Cake by: Leigh Anne at Your Homebased Mom

Mix together in a bowl and set aside:

2 C flour

2 C sugar

1 tsp salt

Mix together in your mixer:

2 cubes/sticks butter

1/4 C  cocoa

2 eggs

1/2 C buttermilk

1 C hot water

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

1 Tbsp vinegar

Mix together.  Add dry ingredients and mix well.  Pour into a greased 15×10x1 pan.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes

Frosting:

1 cube/stick butter, softened

6 Tbsp milk

1/4 C cocoa

3 3/4 C powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Mix butter, milk and cocoa together.  Add powdered sugar and vanilla.  Beat well and spread on hot cake as it comes from oven.