Texas Sheet Cake Recipe | Epicurious.com
"When time is tight and you need to throw something together for a picnic or a potluck or a bake sale, this is the perfect crowd pleaser. It's a large, thin layer of tender chocolate cake slathered with gooey chocolate frosting and sprinkled with toasted nuts. The frosting gets poured onto the cake when they are both still warm. Some say "don't mess with Texas," but this cake can easily be spiced up by adding a teaspoon of cinnamon to the dry ingredients or by swapping coffee for the hot water...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter
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1/2 cup (1 3/4 ounces) lightly packed premium unsweetened natural cocoa
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3 tablespoons canola oil
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1 cup water
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2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour
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2 cups (14 ounces) sugar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
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2 eggs
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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1/2 cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter
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1/4 cup (1 ounce) lightly packed premium unsweetened cocoa, preferably Dutch-processed
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1/3 cup whole milk
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2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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3 cups (12 ounces) sifted confectioners' sugar
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1/2 cup (2 1/8 ounces) toasted chopped nuts (such as walnuts, pecans, or hazelnuts)
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