Dessert / Cake: Linda's Texas Sheet Cake

From Shelly Carey

Ingredients
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 sticks butter
4 Tablespoons baking cocoa (or two 1-oz squares)
1 cup water
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing
1 stick butter
4 Tablespoons coca
6 Tablespoons buttermilk
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions
Sift 2 cups sugar, 2 cups flour and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Set aside.

Melt in a saucepan: 2 sticks butter, 4 Tablespoons cocoa and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil for 30 seconds. Pour over dry ingredients. Add ½ cup buttermilk, 2 eggs, one teaspoon vanilla. Beat well for 2 minutes.

Pour into greased and floured 11 x 16-inch cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

For icing: Bring 1 stick butter, 4 Tablespoons cocoa and 6 Tablespoons buttermilk to a rolling boil. Add 1 lb powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup chopped walnuts. Blend for two minutes. Spread over cake while still hot.