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Texas Sheet Cake

Boil: 1 stick margarine
      4 Tbsp cocoa
      1 cup water

Pour over: 2 cups sugar
 	   2 cups flour

Mix in: 2 eggs
        1 tsp baking soda dissolved in 1/2 cup buttermilk
	1 tsp vanilla

To make buttermilk - add 1 Tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of milk.
Let stand for 30 minutes before using.  
You can also buy powered buttermilk.

Pour in sheet cake pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Make frosting while cake is baking.
Frost while warm

Frosting:
Boil: 1 stick margarine
      6 Tbsp milk
      4 Tbsp cocoa
Then add: 1 pd. Powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla

(Jane Mapus)