Texas Sheet Cake

CAKE

Mix in a large bowl:

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda

In a sauce pan melt:

1 cup butter (2 sticks)
4 Tbsp cocoa
1 cup water

Bring the cocoa mixture to a rapid boil and pour into large bowl over dry ingredients. Mix together with beater. Add:

1 cup buttermilk (you can sub - 1 tbsp lemon juice and then add milk to make a cup)
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs beaten

Mix well and put in greased jelly roll pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 13 - 15 minutes. Cool.

FROSTING

1/2 cup of softened butter
4 Tbsp cocoa
6 TBSP buttermilk
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
chopped pecans

Mix ingredients (except pecans) with mixer. Frost cooled cake and sprinkle chopped pecans on top. This is always a crowd pleaser and is so easy. Sprinkle nuts only on half if your worried about nut haters. But it's not a true Texas sheet cake without them.