One Pan Chocolate Sheet Cake

That's right... the entire cake can be prepared in one 3-quart saucepan... icing, too. This oh-so-easy cake was a staple in my mother's kitchen, and my sister-in-law reminded me of it last week. I had shared it with her 35 years ago when she married. This is one of those recipes that calls for the simplest of ingredients... ingredients we all have in our pantries. Hope you enjoy it. We just polished one off for my mother-in-law's birthday. Delish.

Chocolate Sheet Cake

4 Tbsp. cocoa                       1/2 cup buttermilk                icing: 1 stick butter

1 cup water                           2 eggs                                          4 Tbsp. cocoa

1/2 cup butter                     1 tsp. soda                                    6 Tbsp. milk

2 cups flour                         1 tsp. vanilla                                 3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

2 cups sugar                                                                            1 tsp. vanilla, pecans(opt)

1. In large saucepan combine: cocoa, water, butter. Heat until melted. Remove from heat. Add flour & sugar. Mix well. Add buttermilk, eggs, soda & vanilla. Bake in 9x12 dish 350° for 20-25 min. or until done.

2. While cake is baking, in washed out saucepan bring to boil butter, cocoa, & milk. Beat in conf. sugar & vanilla. Pour on cake when it comes out of oven. Sprinkle with pecans, optional.