Texas Sheet Cake

From Grandma Katie

Cake

• 1.5 c butter
• 1.5 c water
• 6 Tb cocoa powder

• 3 eggs
• 3/4 c buttermilk
• 1.5 tsp vanilla
• 1.5 Tb vinegar

• 3 c flour
• 3 c sugar
• 1.5 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt

Place butter, water, and cocoa powder in saucepan and bring to boil.  Meanwhile, mix eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, and vinegar.  Add sugar, flour, salt, and baking soda and mix again.  Mix in hot butter mixture.  Pour into greased 9x13 pan.  Bake at 325 for 45 min.

Frosting

• 3/4 c butter
• 1/2 c milk
• 6 Tb cocoa powder

• 5 1/2 c powdered sugar
• 1.5 tsp vanilla

Boil butter, milk, and cocoa powder together.  Add powdered sugar and vanilla.  Pour over cake while both cake and frosting are hot.