Texas Sheet Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup milk
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped

Before you start

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 10x15-in jelly roll pan.

Directions

1. Whisk in a large bowl: all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, salt.
2. Bring to a boil: unsalted butter, water, unsweetened cocoa powder.
3. Whisk together: step 1, step 2.
4. Beat in until smooth: step 3, eggs, buttermilk or sour cream, vanilla extract.
5. Spread in pan: step 4.
6. Bake 350°F 20 to 25 min: step 5.
7. Bring to a boil, remove from heat: unsalted butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, milk.
8. Whisk in until smooth: step 7, powdered sugar, vanilla extract.
9. Stir in: step 8, pecans or walnuts.
10. Pour over warm cake, cool 1 hr until the frosting sets before cutting: step 6, step 9.