Does someone have a recipe for a ';Texas Sheet Cake'; from the 1950s?

rich, fudgy cake with cooked chocolate nut icing baked on a thin sheet panDoes someone have a recipe for a ';Texas Sheet Cake'; from the 1950s?
Texas Sheet Cake with Frosting





INGREDIENTS:


1 cup butter


1 cup water


1/4 cup cocoa


2 cups sugar


2 cups flour


1/8 teaspoon salt


2 eggs


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 cup sour cream


1 teaspoon vanilla


Frosting, below


chopped pecans


PREPARATION:


Frosting


1/2 cup butter


1/4 cup cocoa


1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk


1 box (1 pound) confectioners' sugar, sifted (4 1/4 cups sifted)


1/2 teaspoon vanilla





Cake: Combine butter, water, and cocoa in saucepan over medium heat; heat until butter melts.


Add sugar, flour, salt, eggs, soda, sour cream, and vanilla; mix well. Pour into a 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan. Bake at 350掳 for 20 minutes. Spread frosting over hot cake and sprinkle with chopped pecans.





For frosting, combine butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add remaining ingredients and mix well with electric mixer. Spread over the hot sheet cake then sprinkle with chopped pecans.Does someone have a recipe for a ';Texas Sheet Cake'; from the 1950s?
This is the Pampered Chef's version... it's delicious!





Texas Sheet Cake





Cake


2 cups all purpose flour


2 cups sugar


1 cup water


陆 cup (1 stick) vegetable oil spread (70% fat)


录 cup unsweetened cocoa powder


2 eggs


陆 cup buttermilk


1 tsp baking soda


1 tsp vanilla


陆 tsp salt





Frosting


5 Tbsp fat free (skim) milk


录 cup unsweetened cocoa powder


2 Tbsp veg oil spread


3 cups powdered sugar


1 tsp vanilla





1.Preheat oven to 350潞F. Spray stoneware Bar Pan with nonstick cooking spray. For cake, combine flour and sugar in Small Batter Bowl; set aside. In medium (3 qt) Saucepan, heat water, vegetable oil spread and cocoa powder over medium heat; bring to a boil, stir occasionally. Using Nylon Spiral Whisk, stir in flour mixture. Add eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla and salt; mix well. Pour into pan.


2.Bake 22-25 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven to Non-Stick cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes before frosting.


3.For Frosting, place milk, cocoa powder and vegetable oil spread in Large Micro Cooker. Microwave on HIGH 45 seconds or until spread is melted; whisk until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; whisk until smooth. Spread over warm cake using Large Spreader. Cool completely. Cut into squares. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.





Variation: Tex-Mex Sheet cake: Add 1 tsp Pantry Korintje Cinnamon (or ground cinnamon) to the flour-sugar mixture, proceed with recipe as directed.





Cook鈥檚 Tips


鈥n a pinch, sour milk can be substituted for buttermilk. Combine 陆 cup milk with 1 陆 tsp vinegar or lemon juice. Let stand for 5 minutes or until lightly thickened before using.


鈥he cake needs to be warm for the frosting to be of correct spreading consistency. Cool cake just 10 minutes before topping it with frosting.
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