Texas Sheet Cake

Cake Ingredients

2 cups flour

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp cinnamon

3/4 cup water

1/4 cup cocoa

6 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup milk 9 ( you can can use 1% )

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Icing Ingredients

1/4 cup cocoa

4 tablespoons butter

1/3 cup milk

2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup chopped  nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Oil a 10 in x 15 in x 1 Jellyroll Pan then set it aside. in a large bowl, combine. Flour,sugar,salt,baking soda and cinnamon.

In a small sauce pan, place the 3/4 cup water, 1/4 cup cocoa and 6 tablespoons of butter over medium heat and bring to a sot boil. stirring often.

Pour the boiling cocoa over the flour and stir it well to make sure it all combines. then add  the buttermilk and eggs with vanilla and blend it all together well.

 Now pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake it for 18-20 minutes.

while the cake is baking combine the cocoa butter and and milk in a small saucepan. when the cake is done and out of the oven bring it to a boil. when it is boiling add powdered sugar,vanilla and nuts and whisk it well. Spread it on the cake while the cake is hot.

Classic Marble Squares

Classic Marble Square Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cups plus 2 tablespoons of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup butter, softened
6 tablespoons of granulated sugar
6 tablespoons of brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 egg
½ tsp. of water
1 cup Chocolate Chips

1⁄2 cup of chopped Walnuts, optional

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
Whisk flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside
Blend butter, sugars vanilla and water.
Beat in eggs.
Add flour mixture and mix well.
Spread batter in a greased 9 x 13 pan.
Sprinkle with chocolate chips on top.

Bake for 12-14  minutes then slice into squares.