Texas Sheet Cake w/ Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing!

Ingredients

For the Cake

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

For the Icing:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup cream cheese
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 box 1 pound confectioners’ sugar (sift it first to remove lumps – otherwise icing remains lumpy)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Chopped Pecans or Walnuts optional

Instructions

For the icing:

1. In a medium saucepan combine the butter, cocoa and milk over a medium heat and bring to a boil.
2. Once boiling, remove from the heat & combine with confectioners sugar and vanilla. Mix well with a hand mixer to remove all lumps.
3. Finally add in the half cup of cream cheese and mix until incorporated and smooth.
4. Spread over the sheet cake while the cake is warm.
5. If you chose to add nuts , sprinkle them over top of the cake.
6. ENJOY!