Texas Sheet Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 cup water

Frosting

• 1 box confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 6 tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. Cake: In bowl, mix flour, sour cream, salt, sugar, baking soda and eggs.
2. In a pan, bring to boil butter, cocoa and water.
3. Add boiled mixture to dry ingredients, mix well, and pour into a large sheet cake pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, that has been greased and floured well. (The batter is very thin.)
4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.
5. Frosting: Mix sugar, vanilla extract and nuts in a pan.
6. Boil butter, milk and cocoa and add to dry ingredients, beating until smooth.
7. Frost cake while cake is hot, as the frosting is very thick.