Title

Texas Sheet Cake

Subject

water

oil

butter

cocoa

sugar

flour

eggs

baking soda

buttermilk

vanilla

powdered sugar

pecans

Description

Texas Sheet Cake (Super
Good)
Bring to a boil
1 c. water
1 c. oil
1 stick butter
Pour over & mix with
1/4 c. cocoa
2 c. Sugar
2 c. flour
Add to mixture
2 beaten eggs (over)

Back:
1 1/2 tsp soda, dissolved in 1/4 Butter Milk
1 tsp vanilla
Bake in jelly roll pan for 20 min.
at 350°

Frosting

Mix 1 stick of melted butter & 1/3
buttermilk, Pour into 1 box of powder-
sugar and 1/4 cups cocoa and beat.
.. add 1 tsp vanilla, 1 cup Pecans.
Frost cake while hot.
With Love From
Joan Herber

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# Texas Sheet Cake

## Ingredients

- 1 cup water
- 1 cup oil
- 1 stick butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp soda, dissolved in 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla

## Instructions

1. Bring water, oil, and butter to a boil.
2. Pour over and mix with cocoa, sugar, and flour.
3. Add to mixture the 2 beaten eggs, soda dissolved in buttermilk, and vanilla.
4. Bake in jelly roll pan for 20 minutes at 350°.

## Frosting

### Ingredients

- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 box powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup pecans (chopped)

### Instructions

1. Mix melted butter and buttermilk.
2. Pour into powdered sugar and cocoa and beat.
3. Add vanilla and pecans.
4. Frost cake while hot.

Creator

Paula Guffey

Source

RCA0003 - VTG LG Wood Recipe Box Dove Tail w/Metal Hinges Full Of Recipes & Handwritten (eBay)

Date

1950s

Contributor

Joan Herber

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Handwritten recipe card

Identifier

RCA0003-20260513-0021

Coverage

Indiana, US