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Texas Sheet Cake Recipe


Texas Sheet Cake Recipe
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Really moist chocolate sheet cake. My mom always used to make this for us for birthdays. It makes a large sheet pan of cake and has a fudge-y icing. Yum!

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Ingredients
  • 1c butter
  • 1c. water
  • 1/2 c. cocoa
  • 2c. flour
  • 2c. sugar
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 1 t. baking soda
  • 3/4 c sour cream
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste (or extract)
  • 2 eggs
  • Cocoa frosting:
  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 6 T milk
  • 1/4 c. cocoa
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 lb. confectioners sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 c. chopped nuts

Directions
  1. -Prepare one 15 1/2 x 10 1/2inch jelly roll pan by spraying it with pan spray, or you can line it with parchment paper if you want to lift it out of the pan (I did this, cause I'm a freak for parchment paper, you'd think I had stock in a parchment paper company).
  2. -In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda, set aside.
  3. -Combine butter, water and cocoa in 2-qt. saucepan. Bring to a boil.
  4. Remove from heat.
  5. -Stir in combined flour, sugar and salt. Add sour cream, vanilla and eggs; mix well. Pour into prepared pan.
  6. -Bake at 375, 20-25 minutes. While warm frost with:
  7. Cocoa Frosting:
  8. -Combine milk, butter, cocoa and pinch of salt in saucepan, bring
  9. to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
  10. -Add sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth, add the nuts, mix until blended.
  11. -Pour over the warm cake, spread out and let it set up.

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Comments


I made this cake before, but this one sounds better. I am going to make it for my husbands 70th birthday
Shrl


This is my very favorite chocolate cake recipe. I use a 13x9 pan, and leave out the nuts...just a personal thing..glad to see it here!


Omg!!...i am drooling!!


Yum ,yum....gotta try this!


Wow!!! delicious! I think I will prepare it for my hubby's b-day... Thanks!


I am *putting a egg in my shoe and beating it* to make this recipe! *smile*


Sounds delish! Thanks!


Mmmm.......! thanks


I was gonna submit this..but you have the exact one...I love it. It's been a family fav for years.
I put finely chopped walnuts on the top....Thanks for submitting it!


Wow awsome choc. cake love the frosting thanks printing this for future use yummy.


SORRY BUT I WANT TO RATE "5 FORK" THIS TEXAS CAKE RECIPE.. YUMMY!


Omg i love the cake and the frosting ;)


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Add finely chopped walnuts on the top of the cake!


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