TEXAS SHEET CAKE RECIPE

Cake:

1 cup butter

1 cup water

¼ cup cocoa

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

⅛ teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

Icing (recipe below)

Icing:

½ cup butter

¼ cup cocoa

¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons milk

1 box (1 pound) confectioners’ sugar (sift it first to remove lumps – otherwise icing remains lumpy)

½ teaspoon vanilla

Chopped Pecans (optional)