Favorite Chocolate Sheet Cake

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 to make cake: preheat oven to 375 degrees. you will need a jellyroll pan or a smaller cookie sheet with a rim around all four sides. you will not need to grease the pan.
• 2 mix the flour and sugar for the cake in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
• 3 in a saucepan bring the butter, vegetable oil, water and 4 tbs cocoa powder to a boil.
• 4 pour the boiling mixture over the flour and sugar and stir together.
• 5 add the eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, baking soda and buttermilk and stir to mix well.
• 6 pour in the baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
• 7 while cake is baking prepare the icing: bring butter, milk and cocoa powder to a boil stirring constantly and then remove from heat.
• 8 add the vanilla, nuts and box of powdered sugar and stir well.
• 9 spread icing over cake while the cake is still warm.