Aunt Lauras Chocolate Sheath Cake And Frosting Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch cake pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, and baking soda together in a large bowl; set aside.
• Heat butter, water, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth and just boiling. Pour over the flour mixture and stir to combine. Stir in buttermilk and eggs. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract for the icing in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a slow boil, then stir in powdered sugar. Pour icing over the hot cake. Let sit for 2 hours before serving.

CHOCOLATE SHEATH CAKE

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients together in a sauce pan and cook on medium heat until the mixture bubbles.
• Sift together 2 cups sugar, 2 cups flour, baking soda and cinnamon and add to the first mixture and mix well.
• Mix buttermilk, vanilla and eggs and mix well and add to the other mixture.
• Mix well.
• Pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch pan.
• Bake in a 350°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Ice when warm as the icing hardens as it cools.
• For Icing: Mix cocoa, butter and milk in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• Remove from the heat and add the sugar and pecans.
• Mix well and pour over warm cake.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch cake pan.
• Combine butter, water, and cocoa powder for cake in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until butter has melted and mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl.
• Add melted butter mixture to the flour mixture, then add buttermilk-egg mixture and beat until thoroughly combined. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract for the frosting in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until butter melts, then stir in powdered sugar. Spread frosting over the warm cake.

AUNT LAURA'S "CHOCOLATE SHEATH CAKE" AND FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F
• 2. Bring the 1 cup shortening, 1 stick butter, 1 cup water and 4 T cocoa to boil in a large saucepan..stir frequently.
• 3. Pour over the flour (stir baking soda into flour) , cinnamon (if using) & sugar... stir in the buttermilk, beat the eggs with the vanilla and add to flour mixture.
• 4. Stir well... pour into greased and floured 9X13" cake pan (or jellyroll pan for a sheetcake if doubling recipe)...bake in preheated 350°F oven for 30 minutes or until done.
• 5. While the cake is still warm... start making the Yummy frosting.
• 6. "Laura's 7 minute frosting": (Peggy said: I still have know idea why she calls it 7 minute frosting???)
• 7. Heat butter, cocoa & milk... add the powered sugar and vanilla... stir well... then add the coconut flakes & pecans.
• 8. Stir together well...then pour over the cake while it is still warm.
• 9. Don't even think of trying to figure out all the calories! hehehe it's just Yummy, everyone goes bonkers over this cake......Peggy (written as given to me by my Aunt Laura; my Mom's sister)