Texas Sheet Cake Recipe
This cake is soft, rich, and full of chocolate flavor. It has warm, sweet chocolate icing on top. The Texas Sheet Cake Recipe is a very old and loved dessert.
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder no sugar
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the Icing:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans optional
Instructions
- Turn oven to 350°F. Grease the sheet pan.
- In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
- In a saucepan, melt butter with water and cocoa.
- Let it boil. Then remove from heat.
- Pour the cocoa mix into the flour. Stir well.
- Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla. Mix well.
- Pour this mix into your pan. Spread it evenly.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the middle is set.
- While the cake bakes, make the icing.
- Melt butter. Add cocoa and milk. Heat gently.
- Remove from heat. Add sugar and vanilla. Stir.
- Add pecans if you want. Mix until smooth.
- Pour warm icing on the hot cake. Spread fast.
- Let the cake cool. Cut into pieces and serve.