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Texas Sheet Cake

Source is my mom. I have no idea where she got this recipe but she's had it for 20-30 years if not longer. One of Anthony's coworkers is going to go to school in Seattle and his going away party is today. I was told there would be BBQ food so I thought this dessert goes with a southern theme of food : ) and it feeds tons of people Texas Sheet Cake 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 2 sticks margarine 6 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup water 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs Sift together flour and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. In a small pan, combine margarine, cocoa, and water. Bring to a rapid boil. Then pour over flour and sugar. Mix well. Combine buttermilk and baking soda in measuring cup. Lightly beat eggs. Add buttermilk-soda and eggs to mixing bowl. Mix well. Add salt, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix well. Pour into a greased and loured 16 X 11 X 1 inch jellyroll pan. Bake 20 minutes in a prehe...

Anthony's Baked Mac n' Cheese

Anthony gets requests to make mac and cheese a lot. Mostly my nieces and nephews want it to come to their birthdays. He also made it this past weekend when we were in Valdez for his high school reunion. Lindsey wanted a copy of the recipe too. I said I'd blog it. Here is Aman's mac! Anthony's Baked Mac n' Cheese ------------------------------------------------------- 1 box (16 oz) dry cavatappi pasta* 1 pint heavy cream 2 tbsp. butter 2 eggs 24 oz. of cheese** 1 slice of bread (white, sourdough, oat, wheat...nothing crazy like rye) salt/pepper NOTE: If you want more like a boxed mac n' cheese and not a baked mac n' cheese, see the "TIP" below. You won't need the egg or slice of bread. Boil the pasta in salted water until done. While hot, toss in the butter to prevent the noodles from sticking to each other. Shred all cheeses together in a large bowl (unless you are using mozzarella**, in which case, set aside). Turn shredded cheeses over a coupl...

Cinnamon Bun Cake

I have made this several times and I'm making it again today to take to the beach house. We are having about 10 people this weekend so this will be around for them to snack on. I never make the frosting. I think the cake is sugary enough. I always use chopped walnuts in my cinnamon mixture. Cinnamon Bun Cake From blog Your Home Based Mom Batter: 1 yellow cake mix 3/4 C oil 1/2 C brown sugar 4 eggs 8 oz. sour cream Cinnamon Swirl: 1 C brown sugar 1 Tbsp cinnamon 1 C chopped pecans or walnuts Icing: 1 C powdered sugar 3 Tbsp milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 Tbsp softened butter Directions - Heat oven to 325 degrees F - For the batter mix the cake mix, oil, brown sugar, eggs, and sour cream together with an electric mixer - In a separate bowl make the cinnamon swirl by mixing the brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped pecans or walnuts - Grease and flour a 9 x 13 cake pan and pour half of the cake mix into the baking pan - Sprinkle half of the cinnamon, sugar, and nut mixture over the batter - P...