Tommy Cake
 
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Tommy cake is easy and wonderful whether you call it Texas Sheet Cake or Chocolate Buttermilk Cake! I have seen this same recipe called all three!
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Serves: 24-30
Ingredients
  • 2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 cup All-purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Butter or Margarine
  • 1 cup Water
  • 6 tablespoon Cocoa
  • 2 large Eggs, slightly beaten
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ½ cup Buttermilk
  • ¾ teaspoon Baking Soda
Frosting
  • 2 tablespoon Cocoa
  • 3 tablespoon Milk
  • ⅓ cup Butter or Margarine
  • 2 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 cup Chopped Walnuts or Pecans
Instructions
  1. Mix together sugar and flour.
  2. Bring to boil 1 cup butter, 1 cup water and 6 Tablespoons cocoa. Mix well stirring until boils. Remove from heat and pour into the flour/sugar mixture.
  3. Mix in eggs, salt and vanilla. Add soda to the buttermilk and add to the cake mixture. Stir well. Pour into a greased 10" x 13" cookie sheet type pan. Bake 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes.
  4. During the last 5 minutes the cake is baking, prepare the icing. In a saucepan add cocoa, milk and butter. Bring to boil until butter is melted, stirring well. Add in powdered sugar. Stir well making sure all the powdered sugar is incorporated in the butter and milk mixture. Optional nuts: if you are adding nuts you can add them into the frosting or sprinkle over frosting after spreading on hot cake.
  5. After taking cake from the oven, spread frosting over the hot cake. Cool. Cut into squares. Enjoy!
Notes
I typically always use nuts unless serving to someone who can't have them.
Recipe by Pray Cook Blog at https://praycookblog.com/chocolate-tommy-cake-for-valentines-day/