Texas Sheet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 sticks margarine (1 c.)
5 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
1 c. water
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 stick margarine
3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
6 Tbsp. milk
1 lb. box confectioners sugar
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Grease and lightly flour a 10 x 15 x 1-inch jelly roll pan. Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
In large mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar.
Measure into large, heavy saucepan 2 sticks margarine, 5 tablespoons cocoa and water.
Heat saucepan mixture to boiling, stirring well.
Add to flour-sugar combination, blending well.
In medium bowl, beat eggs; stir soda into buttermilk.
Add to eggs along with vanilla.
Add this buttermilk mixture to the flour-cocoa combination.
Mix well.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake about 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.