Texas Sheet Cake

Preheat oven to 320 degrees.

A. Mix following items together in a bowl:
- 2 C flour
- 2 C sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda

B. Bring below items to a boil and then pour over A. Stir well.
- 2 sticks butter
- 4 T. powered cocoa
- 1 C hot water

C. Add below items to B. Then pour entire mixture into a 18" X 12" jelly roll pan.
- 1/2 C buttermilk
- 2 eggs well beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla

Bake 25 - 30 minutes. Cool 10 mintues before frosting.

Frosting:
1 stick butter
4 T powdered cocoa
6 T milk

Bring above items to a boil. Then add to cocoa mixture the following items:
3 1/2 C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Stir well - pour over warm cake and cool. Sprinkle 1 C chopped pecans (optional).