Birthday Texas Cake, my husband’s favorite cake, adapted from his mom’s recipe she use to make for his birthday.

PS. The Dots candies are also his favorite.

Texas Cake

Ingredients and Instructions:

In Sauce Pan Add:

*1 cup Water

*2 cubes of Butter

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On medium-low heat bring the water and butter to a boil and set aside.

**Then using a stand mixer, on medium speed, with paddle attachment, mix together sugar and cocoa until there are no cocoa clumps.

**2 cups Granulated Sugar

**1/4 cup Special Dark Hershey’s Cocoa Powder

Then add the below dry mixture:

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*2 and 1/4 cups Flour

*1 teaspoon Baking Soda

*1/4 teaspoon Salt

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Mix the dry mixture with the sugar and cocoa until combined, then add the warm water and melted butter to the dry mixture, pouring in slowly and mix on medium-low speed just until combined.

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Now mix in one egg at a time add vanilla and buttermilk:

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*2 eggs

*1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

*1/2 cup Buttermilk

Baking Instructions:

Pour combined batter into well-greased and cocoa powdered 9 x 13 cake/baking pan and bake in a pre-heated oven at 400* F. for 20 minutes or until done.

Marshmallow Chocolate Frosting

*1 cup Butter

*6 tablespoons Canned Milk or Cream

*In sauce pan put milk or cream and butter and bring to a boil and cool slightly.

Add:

*1/4 cup Special Dark Hershey’s Cocoa Powder

*1 lb. Powder Sugar (minus about one cup)

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Mix sift powder sugar and cocoa before adding to wet ingredients.

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*2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

**Beat together the frosting mixture until smooth and then add 1 cup marshmallows.

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**Frost/pour frosting on the cake, the cake and frosting still being warm.

  

Enjoy!

Lindy