Texas Sheet Cake: May not look too good, but has the BEST taste on Earth!

Ingredients for Cake:

500mL sugar

500mL flour

125mL margarine

45mL cocoa

250mL water

125mL shortening

125mL buttermilk

2 eggs

5mL baking soda

15mL vanilla

Ingredients for Warm frosting:

125mL margarine

45mL cocoa

60mL milk

454g icing sugar

15mL vanilla

Method:

1) Mix the sugar and flour in a large bowl. In a saucepan, combine the margarine, cocoa, water, and shortening; Bring to a boil. Pour over the flour and sugar mixture. Stir and mix well.

2) Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla and mix until all is combined.

3) Spray a jelly roll pan with non-stick spray. Pour batter into the jelly roll pan and bake at 400°F or 200°C for 20 minutes.

4) In a saucepan, combine the margarine, cocoa and milk. Cook over low heat until the mixture is hot. Pour hot mixture carefully over the icing sugar and vanilla. Stir until smooth.

5) Pour the frosting over the hot cake. The mixture will be thick but will spread well over a hot cake.

6) Now take out your plates and enjoy this wonderful dessert!

Nutrition Value:

Food groups: Grain, dairy, meat & alternatives, other

Major nutrients: Carbohydrate, fat, calcium, and protein

*Vocabulary*

Sheet cake: A thin cake that is baked in a jelly roll pan