Chocolate Sheet Cake

Prep Time: 1 hour

Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients for the Cake
13 x 9 cake pan
sauce pan
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
3 1/2 tblsp of Cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup shortening
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
Baking the Cake
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line 13 x 9 pan with thin layer of crisco and flour.
3. Pour 2 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar into large bowl.
4. In a sauce pan add 3 1/2 tblsp of cocoa, 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup of Crisco and 1 stick of butter. Bring to a
boil. Stir ingredients until combined.
5. Pour hot mixture onto bowl of flour and sugar. Mix well.
6. Add 1/2 cup of butter milk, 1 tsp of baking soda, 2 eggs and 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
7. Mix well until all ingredients are combined with no lumps.
8. Pour mixture into 13 x 9 cake pan.
9. Place into oven. Bake for 30 minutes.
Ingredients for the Icing
3 1/2 tblsp Cocoa
1 stick of butter
1/3 cup of milk
1 16 oz box powdered sugar
1 tsp of vanilla extract
pecans (optional)
Once the cake is done baking, you may now start your icing.
1. Pour 1 box of powdered sugar into a large bowl
2. In a sauce pan put 1 stick of butter, 1/3 cup of milk, 3 1/2 tblsp cocoa and 1 tsp of vanilla extract. Bring
to a boil. Mix well.
3. Pour hot mixture onto powdered sugar. Mix well until blended. OPTIONAL: Add pecans and stir until
completely covered.
4. Pour hot icing over cake. Cake should still be hot when you add the icing
Tip
If icing is too thick, use 1/4
cup of milk instead of 1/3.
20-Minute Spaghetti
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Ingredients
1lb lean turkey meat
seasoning salt
Italian seasoning
garlic powder
Ragu spaghetti sauce
10 oz whole wheat spaghetti (one handful)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
1. Put 1lb lean turkey meat in sauting pan, on HIGH heat.
2. Add 2 tblsp of seasoning salt, 2 tblsp of Italian seasoning, 2 tblsp of garlic powder.
3. After meat has cooked all the way through (browned with little grease), add 2 cups of Ragu Spaghetti
sauce. Stir sauce into meat until evenly dispersed. Reduce heat to LOW.
4. In a different pan, add 2 quarts of water. Bring to bowl.
5. Get spaghetti, break spaghetti in half at the middle.
6. Add spaghetti into boiling water. Boil for 9-11 minutes, stirring occasionally. Do not overcook.
7. Once spaghetti is cooked, drain water. Pour drained spaghetti into
meat/sauce. Stir until there is no plain spaghetti. Adjust heat to
MEDIUM. Continue stirring for 5 minutes.
8. Turn off heat. Top with 1/2 cup of cheese
Tip
Hold spaghetti like bicycle
handles while breaking in half to
prevent uneven strands.