Skip to content
Time: 30 minutes Makes: one cookie sheet Winnie Lehman

Texas Cake

Cake

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour milk*
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa

Mix together flour, sugar, eggs, sour milk, soda and salt.

Put margarine, water, and cocoa in saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add it to flour mixture.

Place in large greased cookie sheet and bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until done. Cool cake.

Icing

  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 3 1/2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • pecan pieces (optional)

To make icing: heat margarine until melted, remove and add 3½ cups icing sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well. Pour icing over cake while hot. Sprinkle nuts on.

*To make sour milk add ½ tablespoon vinegar to ½ cup sweet milk.