Texas Sheet Cake

...my Valentine's project...frosting recipe to follow after I figure out where I put it, oops!

Texas Sheet Cake

2 cups Sugar

2 cups All-Purpose Flour

¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 cup Water

½ cup Butter, cut into pieces

½ cup Shortening

½ cup Buttermilk

2 large Eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Chocolate Icing

Grease and flour a 15*10 inch jelly-roll pan. Set aside. Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, set flour mixture aside. Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat; add butter and shortening. Let stand 5 minutes or until butter melts, whisking occasionally.

Whisk in buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk egg mixture into flour mixture until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 400 F for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes. Spread icing over warm cake.