Texas Sheet Cake

Don’t you love Girlfriends that know how to bake amazing and delicious desserts – My friend Tammy Maltby is not only an amazing cook but a mom, friend and wife I think you would also love to meet.  One of those gals that truly has the gift of hospitality.

You can get to know Tammy better by visiting her blog The Lifegiving Woman  and you can stay up to date on her recipes, tips and inspirations by liking her on Facebook.  Click here to LIKE her on Facebook

Today Tammy  shares with us here Texas sheet cake or AKA Heaven:

This Texas sheet cake is so unreal moist and delicious she says her family  ate the whole 9×13 inch pan over the weekend! You will NEVER want to make any other brownie.

A huge tip: Use Penzeys Dutch Process High Fat Cocoa…it is off the chain. You can even order it on line.

Texas Sheet Cake

2 cups sugar                                                     ½ cup buttermilk

2 cups flour                                                      1 tsp baking soda

½ cup butter                                                    ½ teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons cocoa                                        2 large eggs

½ cup salad oil                                                2 tsp vanilla

1 cup cold coffee

Sift sugar and flour into large bowl.  In a saucepan, bring butter, cocoa, oil, and coffee to a rapid boil, stirring constantly.  Pour over sugar mixture and stir well.  Beat in buttermilk, baking soda, salt, eggs and vanilla.  Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until done.  Frost immediately when removing from oven.

Frosting:

1 stick butter                                                 1 box powdered sugar

4 tablespoons cocoa                                    1 tsp vanilla

6 tablespoons milk                                      1 cup chopped pecans (If you so choose)

Melt butter and cocoa in heavy saucepan, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and add milk and sugar.  Stir in vanilla and pecans and spread over cake while warm.