Texas sheet cake - chinese grandma

Name: Texas sheet cake - chinese grandma
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt (1/2 teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter); 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or you can use another 1/2 cup butter); 1 cup water; 1/4 cup cocoa; 1/2 cup sour cream, plain yogurt or buttermilk (or combine 1/2 cup regular milk with 1 teaspoon white vinegar or lemon juice – let sit for a minute before mixing into batter); 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup butter (add 1/4 teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter); 1/3 cup milk; 1 box (1 pound) confectioners’ sugar, about 4 cups (sift if you want a perfectly smooth frosting); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional

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Moist chocolate cake, with hot chocolate frosting poured on warm – what’s not to love about Texas sheet cake? A casual cake served right out of its pan, it’s th

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Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt (1/2 teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil (or you can use another 1/2 cup butter)
1 cup water
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup sour cream, plain yogurt or buttermilk (or combine 1/2 cup regular milk with 1 teaspoon white vinegar or lemon juice – let sit for a minute before mixing into batter)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup butter (add 1/4 teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter)
1/3 cup milk
1 box (1 pound) confectioners’ sugar, about 4 cups (sift if you want a perfectly smooth frosting)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional