Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake

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2 cups all purpose flour	2 eggs
2 cups white sugar	1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter or margarine	1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup water	6 Tablespoons milk
1/2 cup shortening	2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven at 400 degrees

First combine flour and sugar

In a medium saucepan bring to a boil 1/2 cup butter/margarine, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 cup water, 4 tablespoons cocoa powder.

Pour cocoa mixture with flour and sugar. Stir in buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well until smooth. Then pour into greased and floured jelly roll pan. (15×10×1 size pan)

*Don't worry this may look a little runny.*

Bake for 20 minutes

Just a few minutes before the cake is ready to come out go ahead and make the frosting.

Frosting

Medium saucepan, boil 1/2 cup butter/margarine, 6 tablespoons milk, and add 4 tablespoons cocoa together. Remove from heat immediately and add in the 2 1/2 cups of confectioner's sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Pour onto the cake while it's still warm.

*If the frosting isn't sweet enough, add up to 4 cups of confectioner's sugar.*