Texas Sheet Cake III               

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Ingredients

1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup Shortening
2 ounces Unsweetened Chocolate
1/2 cup Buttermilk
2 ea Eggs Beated
2 cups Sugar
1 cup Water
2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon Ground
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
6 tablespoon Milk
2 ounces Unsweetened Chocolate Melted
1 pound Confectioners Sugar
1 cup Pecans Chopped
 

Instructions
 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease one 9x13 inch cake pan.

2. Combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup shortening, 2 ounces chocolate, and water in saucepan and heat until chocolate is melted.

3. In a separate bowl, combine flour and soda. Set aside.

4. In a separate large bowl, combine sugar, buttermilk, eggs, cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add to flour mixture and mix very well. Pour batter into prepared pan.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until cake tests done. Five minutes before cake is done, make frosting.

6. Frosting: Combine 1/2 cup butter, 2 ounces chocolate, and milk in saucepan and heat until bubbles form around the edge. Remove from heat. Add confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and nuts; beat. Frost cake while still warm. Allow to cool totally before cutting.


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Yields: 18 Servings
    

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