Aunt Toni's Texas Sheet Cake

A favorite around our house for birthday's.

Preheat oven to 350.

Grease and flour a jellyroll pan.

For cake: in a large bowl whisk together- 2c.

Sugar , 2c.

Flour and 1 / 2 tsp.

Of salt , and 1 tsp.

Baking soda.

Set aside.

In another bowl mix together- 2 eggs , 1 / 2c.

Milk , 1 tblsp.

Vinegar , 1 tsp.

Vanilla , and , if desired , 1 / 2c.

Nuts.

Set aside.

In a pot over medium heat melt 2 sticks of butter.

Add 1c.

Water , 4 tblsp.

Cocoa powder and mix until encorperated.

Remove from heat and cool slightly.

To cooled butter mixture add , little by little and mixing constantly- the egg mixture.

Then dump all into the big bowl full of the flour mixture.

Stir until just combined.

Pour into greased / floured pan and bake 25 minutes or until cake springs back when touched.

For icing: in a pot melt 1 stick of butter , 4 tblsp.

Cocoa powder and 6 tblsp.

Of milk.

Take off of heat and add powdered sugar , 1 tblsp.

Vanilla , and , if desired , 1c.

Nuts.

Beat until smooth.

Pour over slightly warm cake.

Will ha.

sugar, flour, salt, butter, water, cocoa powder, eggs, milk, vinegar, baking soda, vanilla extract, nuts, powdered sugar