President Hinckley's Favorite Texas Fudge Cake

This is a sheet cake. It is moist, yummy and very addictive. Whether is was actually President Hinckley's favorite is not something that I am willing to bet my life on, but the girl who gave me the recipe said she got it from her grandmother who knew President Hinckley well enough to know it was his favorite. So, believe what you want, I doesn't really matter, but I am warning you now, this may become your favorite as well.


Cake Ingreedients:
1 C butter
4 T cocoa powder
1 C water
2 C flour
2 C sugar
1/2 t. salt
2 eggs
1/2 C milk
1/2 t. baking soda
1 t. vanilla

Combine butter, cocoa and water in a sauce pan on the stove. Bring to a boil. In another bowl mix flour, sugar, and salt. Pour hot mixture into dry while mixing with beaters. Add 2 beaten eggs, mild, soda and vanilla.
Pour batter into a large sheet pan. (You know those great cookie sheets that mom has with sides.) This cake will be thin. That's what makes it so great.
Bake at 375 degrees 20-30 min.

Icing ingredients: (Make this while the cake is baking)
1/2 C butter
4 T cocoa powder
6 T milk
dash of salt
1 t. vanilla
2 C powdered sugar
(1/2 C chopped nuts--optional, of course)

Combine butter, cocoa, milk, salt and vanilla in sauce pan. Bring to boil. Mix with beaters into another bowl with sugar (and nuts). Pour over cake after cake after cake has cooled 10 min or less.