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Texas Sheet Cake - Great Grandmother's Recipe

This recipe is special to me. It is my great grandmother's and she passed away over a decade ago. It brings back a lot of memories of family gatherings. The one ingredient that sent this over the top...a little cinnamon! Enjoy! CAKE INGREDIENTS  240 grams of flour (2 cups)  2 cups of white sugar  1 teaspoon baking soda  1 cup of Crisco (solid)  1/3 cup cocoa  1 cup water  ½ cup of buttermilk  2 eggs  1 teaspoon vanilla  1 teaspoon cinnamon FROSTING INGREDIENTS  1 stick of butter  2 tablespoons cocoa  1 teaspoon vanilla  1/3 cup buttermilk  500 grams of powdered sugar (4 cups)  1/2 cup of chopped pecans 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Start making wet ingredients for cake batter. In a pot on the stove mix 1 cup of water, 1/3 cup of cocoa and 1 cup of Crisco. Bring to a boil then let cool for 15 minutes. 3. While that is cooling in a large bowl mix 2 cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 2 eggs and ½ cup of buttermilk. 4. Once the cocoa has mixture has cooled enough pour it into large bowl and mix all ingredients until smooth. 5. Spray a sheet pan with non-stick spray and pour cake batter into sheet. 6. Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes. Check with toothpick. 7. When the cake has around 10 minutes left we can start making the frosting. 8. In pot on the stove bring to a boil 1 stick of butter 2 tablespoons of cocoa, 1/3 cup of buttermilk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. 9. Add in 500 grams (around 4 cups) of powdered sugar. Stir on heat until smooth. 10. Add in ½ cup of pecans to icing. 11. Let cool for a few minutes while pulling the cake out of the oven. 12. Let cake sit for around 5 minutes. 13. Pour warm frosting over warm cake and top with more pecans if you’d like. 14. Let cool for around an hour. 15. Enjoy!