Circle S Ranch
Bed and Breakfast Inn

Lawrence, Kansas

Heritage Recipe

Grandma Stewart's Chocolate Sheet Cake

Ingredients

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 stick oleo

1/2 cup Wesson oil

1/4 cup cocoa

1 cup water

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking soda (dissolved in buttermilk)

Frosting:

1 stick oleo

1/4 cup cocoa

6 Tablespoons milk

1 package powdered sugar

vanilla

1 small package of nuts

Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Set aside. Mix oleo oil, cocoa and water in pan, then bring to a boil. When this mixture comes to a boil, pour over flour and sugar mixture. Then to all, add eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, and baking soda. Mix well.

Pour in 12 x 18-inch cookie sheet with sides on it. Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 20 minutes.

Frosting: 5 minutes before cake is ready to come out of the oven, mix oleo, cocoa, and milk. Bring to a boil. Pour over 1 package powdered sugar, vanilla, and a small package of nuts. Put on cake as soon as it comes out of oven.

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