Texas Almond Sheet Cake

I absolutely love this version of texas sheet cake.

1 cup of butter
1 cup of water

Place both in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Then set aside and let cool.

Combine

2 cups of flour
2 cups of sugar
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/2 tsp. of almond extract (no imitation)
1 tsp. of salt
1 tsp. of baking soda

After ingredients mixed add the butter water mixture to batter. Spray jelly roll pan and then pour batter into pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes, just until lightly brown. Let cool for 30 minutes prior to frosting.

Frosting:

Combine and bring to a boil:
1 cup butter
1/4 cup of milk
4 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
1 tsp. of almond extract

Frost cake and eat!

Ingredients: Butter, water, sugar, flour, sour cream, eggs, milk, powdered sugar, almond extract, salt, baking soda

Texas Sheet Cake

I have great memories of sunday afternoons and a texas sheet cake...this was always one of my favorites! And of course, this famous cake gets its name from the great state of Texas...everything's bigger in Texas!
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup margarine-2 squares
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix flour and sugar in mixer. Heat margarine, cocoa, and water to a boil then pour over flour and sugar. Then add buttermilk, baking soda, eggs and vanilla. It will be thin. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, using a large cake pan.

ICING:
1/2 cup margarine
6 tbsp. evaporated milk
1/4 cup cocoa
2 cups powdered sugar
vanilla
1 cup nuts
Boil margarine, milk and cocoa then cool. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 cup nuts.

Ingredients: flour, sugar, margarine, cocoa, water, buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, vanilla, evaporated milk, powdered sugar, nuts if desired