Recipe

Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Barmybaker / All my dishes 9 months, 2 weeks ago 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! Prep:25m Cook:20m Servings:24	Barmybaker
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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

-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).

-In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda, set aside.

-Combine butter, water and cocoa in 2-qt. saucepan. Bring to a boil.

Remove from heat.

-Stir in combined flour, sugar and salt. Add sour cream, vanilla and eggs; mix well. Pour into prepared pan.

-Bake at 375, 20-25 minutes. While warm frost with:

Cocoa Frosting:

-Combine milk, butter, cocoa and pinch of salt in saucepan, bring

to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

-Add sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth, add the nuts, mix until blended.

-Pour over the warm cake, spread out and let it set up.

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Comments

shrl1 8 months, 4 weeks ago said:
I made this cake before, but this one sounds better. I am going to make it for my husbands 70th birthday
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debbie919 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
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!