Chocolate Sheet Cake

Added by Fillylourecipes Source: Helga Kliewer Coolidge

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick butter
  • 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1 pound powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

Sift sugar and flour into a large mixing bowl. Bring crisco,butter,water and cocoa to a rapid boil and pour into sugar and flour mixture. Mix at medium speed. Still mixing, add the buttermilk,soda, eggs, vanilla,salt. Preheat oven to 425. Bake in 10 x 15 x 2 " pan for 20 minutes. Frosting: 5 minute before cake comes out: mix 1 stick butter, 4 heaping tbsp cocoa. 6 tablespon milk. Bring to a rapid boil and pour over 1 pound box powdered sugar. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup chopped nuts. I haven't a clue when the icing gets put on the cake.

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