Recipe

Dads Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

	Crabhappychick / All my dishes 4 months, 1 week ago My dad LOVED this cake! And so does everyone else. Like a rich moist chocolate cake topped with fudge. What's not to like. Easy to make, easy to clean up since its one pot. Prep:10m Cook:22m Servings:36	Crabhappych
	rich chocolatey fudge topped chocolate cake

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Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup water

4 tablespoons cocoa, heaping

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon baking soda, dissolved in sour cream

2 eggs

1/2 cup butter

4 tablespoons cocoa, level

6 tablespoons skim milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 pound box powdered sugar

1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Put butter, water and cocoa into pot; bring to full boil. Remove and add flour, sugar and salt; beat until smooth and add sour cream with soda in it and eggs. Mix well and pour into greased 17x9x1 cookie sheet with rim. Bake for 22 minutes at 375.

In same pot the cake was made in (don't clean pot!) add 1/2 cup butter, 4 level T. cocoa and milk and bring to a full boil. Remove and add rest of ingredients. Beat well then spread over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Refrigerate cake, cut into squares and serve. Best when cold.

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Comments

janick04 4 months, 1 week ago said:
My husband and his whole family love this cake. It is wonderful anyone who tries this will NOT be disappointed. ENJOY!!!!!

krumkake 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Love cake recipes with buttermilk or sour cream - seems to make them extra rich and moist. This is printed out and ready to go next time I have enough company to help us eat it (to prevent me from piggin' out on the entire thing...). Thank you!

m2googee 4 months, 1 week ago said:
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we love this cake!

minitindel 4 months, 1 week ago said:
i love this cake hadnt had it in along while but delicious

momo_55grandma 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Great recipe thanks

debbie919 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Been making this cake since I was about 15...won't say how many years that's been! It's absolutely the best..thanks for posting!

bluewaterandsand 4 months, 1 week ago said:
I agree, it is the best. It is the only cake my mom wanted on her birthday.

auntybea 4 months, 1 week ago said:
I'm with Krumb, I love buttermilk or sour cream cakes too!

cajunspices66 4 months ago said:
I LOVE THIS.. MY MAMA AS MADE THIS FOR 40 YEARS... NICE POST..