Texas Cake
1 stick Butter

4 tbs. Cocoa

2 cups Flour

½ cup Buttermilk

½ tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Cinnamon

½ cup cooking oil

1 cup Water

2 cups Sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 tsp. Baking soda

2 beaten eggs

Combine butter, cocoa, cooking oil and water in a pan and bring to a boil. Sift flour and sugar. Stir hot mixture into sifted flour and sugar. Add buttermilk, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, soda, eggs and mix well.

Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 400° for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and top with the following frosting:

1 stick butter

6 tbs. Milk

4 tbs. Cocoa

1 lb. Box confectioners sugar

Melt butter and add cocoa and milk. Add sugar. This makes a soft icing glaze to be poured over the cake.

1 cup of pecans and/or 1 small can coconut can be added to icing before pouring on cake.

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I just noticed I didn't tell you how to bake it...oops.

Potato Casserole ~ NOT fattening

24 oz of shredded frozen hash brown potatoes

1 pint 1/2 and 1/2 (don't use regular milk or whipping cream - the taste is all wrong)

1/2 to 1 stick of butter

1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Butter a 11 x 15 pan

Add hash browns - still frozen

Heat 1/2 and 1/2 and butter until warm and butter is melted

pour over frozen potatoes

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Bake in a 350 oven 45 min. or until golden brown on top.

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