Texas Sheet Cake (chocolate)

Ingredients:
1 C butter

3 T cocoa powder

2 C flour

2 C sugar

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

½ C buttermilk

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour* a jelly roll pan (13x18" baking sheet with a 1" lip).

Melt butter in meadum saucepan; stir in 1 C water and cocoa powder, bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.

In a small bowl, wisk together eggs, vanilla and buttermilk.

Stir melted butter mixture into dry ingredients; then stir in milk, egg and vanilla mixture.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

* I often use a mixture of flour and cocoa powder to prepare pans for chocolate cakes.

Frost as desired.

For an almost pourable chocolate glaze/frosting...

Ingredients

½ C butter

¼ C milk

3 T cocoa powder

2 C powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

dash salt

Directions

Melt  butter over medium heat. Stir in milk and cocoa powder and bring just to a boil.

In a medium bowl, combine powdered sugar and salt; stir in melted chocolate mixture. Add vanilla stirring until smooth. Pour and spread over sheet cake.