Mom's Hot Fudge Squares

Hot Fudge Squares

my Mom's recipe
aka Texas Sheet Cake

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

4 tbsp. cocoa

2 sticks butter

1 cup water

2 eggs

1 tsp. soda

½ cup buttermilk **

½ tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

Frosting Ingredients:

1 stick butter

6 tbsp. milk

2 tbsp. cocoa

1 cup little marshmallows

1 tsp. vanilla

1 pound powdered sugar (1 pound = 3 ½ cups)

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:

Mix together sugar, flour, and cocoa. Melt butter and add water. Pour over dry mixture and beat. Add slightly beaten eggs. Combine soda and buttermilk, add to batter and stir. Add cinnamon and vanilla. Bake in greased, floured cookie pan/bar pan (large cookie sheet with edges: 10x15) for 30 minutes at 350. While cake is hot, add hot frosting.

Frosting directions: melt butter, add milk, cocoa, marshmallows. Stir over low heat until marshmallows are melted. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Add chopped nuts.

Let stand 5 minutes. Serves 20.

**(Substitute 1 tbsp. vinegar in regular milk if buttermilk is not available.)