Two Minute Warning!!!

What would a Super Bowl Party be without dessert!  Super Bowl Forty-Five will take place at the Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas. Why not make cupcakes the size of Texas!  Simply take the classic Texas sheet cake recipe and turn it into a dozen, rich, chocolatey, moist, giant cupcakes of pure "happy mouth" pleasure.  Hide one for yourself because these are sure to disappear within two minutes!

I got this recipe years ago from my friend Lana when I lived in Georgia.  Family and friends have enjoyed this recipe many times over the years.  Making this recipe into cupcakes also shortens the clean up time after the party.  Eeeee Doggie!!

Texas Sheet Cake
2 cups sugar 
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup unsalted butter
6 T. cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs slightly beaten
1 tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line giant cupcake pans with paper liners.  Sift together into large mixing bowl sugar, flour, salt.  Into sauce pan put margarine, butter, cocoa, water and bring to a boil.  Pour this hot mixture over flour and stir well.  Add buttermilk, eggs, soda, vanilla and cinnamon.  Mix well.  Pour into cupcake pans about 2/3 full.  Bake for 18-20 minutes or toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven.

Icing:
1/2 cup butter
6 T. cocoa
6 T. milk
1 box powdered sugar sifted
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts

Put butter, cocoa and milk in pan.  Melt and bring to a boil stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts.  Blend well and spoon onto cupcakes while they are hot.