How to make it

  • To prepare the cake, bring butter and water to a boil in a small saucepan; remove pan from heat and let it cool while you prepare the remaining cake ingredients.
  • In a large bowl, cream together eggs and sugar.
  • Add sour cream and extract; mix well.
  • Add the dry ingredients alternately with the butter/water mixture, mixing until batter is well blended.
  • Pour batter into 10x15 baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 22 minutes, until cake top is barely golden brown and springs back when touched.
  • Cool cake completely before frosting.
  • To prepare frosting, melt butter in large bowl.
  • Add powdered sugar, half-and-half and extract, mixing with electric mixer until smooth and spreadable (add more liquid if needed).
  • Frost cooled cake.
  • Sprinkle frosting with finely chopped salted peanuts.
  • VARIATIONS: There are so many variations with the topping on this cake, let your imagination inspire you.
  • I have used canned caramel pecan frosting, then drizzled the top with melted German chocolate bar or Hershey’s bar.
  • Frost with Cool Whip or real whipped cream, and top with fresh sliced strawberries or fruit of choice.
  • Frost with your favorite chocolate or caramel (my favorite) or browned butter frosting or any other favorite frosting recipe you make.
  • Top the frosting with coconut – or pineapple chunks and coconut make a good combination, but this tends to get “soggy” if kept overnight, so it’s best only if you are going to eat it all the same day.
  • Top the frosting with crushed toffee bars (or your own homemade toffee, crushed).
  • Add about ½ cup peanut butter to the frosting, then drizzle the top with melted chocolate.
  • Substitute vanilla extract with almond extract in the batter and frosting, then top the frosting with toasted almond slivers.
  • Let me know if you come up with your own idea!
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  • bakerme 8 years ago
    Can this be made in a 13X9 pan? Thanks!
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    annieamie ate it and said...
    Hi Krum! I was zipping around the web the other night and found a recipe for a Texas Sheet cake and made it. It was a chocolate cake and came out great. The next day, my son who loves white cake, asked me why I made a chocolate one. So I went to Google.com and typed in "White Sheet Cake" and found your recipe! Surprise! I couldn't believe that I found your recipe on Google and just had to tell you all this. And I couldn't ask for more than this recipe. Its just perfect. We love white cake and peanuts so the recipe is exactly what I was hoping to find on the WEB. I'm going to make this today! I just wish that I had found it before I made that chocolate cake. Next time I want to search for a new recipe, I'm going to check out your site here before surfing the web. And I can't believe that I didn't find this recipe before now. ...Annie
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    debwin ate it and said...
    I was perusing over your recipes today Krum...and thought what a fabulous collection you have. I didn't want to bore you with a comment on all my favorites but I have to tell you there are plenty...I just need to find the time to give some of them a try.Take care, Deb.
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    sunny ate it and said...
    WOW Sally - I'm with you on teh white cakes and I love peanuts, this looks like a match made in heaven.
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    lunasea ate it and said...
    This is a fantastic cake - we all loved it so much! Thanks so much!
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  • conner909 16 years ago
    This looks really tasty...like the idea of fresh strawberries, and I bought some today at the farmers' market. Thanks Krum!
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  • michellem 16 years ago
    I love white cake too. I have never tried a peanut frosting, so Im anxious to give this one a try! Thanks Krum....so nice to see your posts again.
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    zena824 ate it and said...
    Oh Krummm.. my hubby would adore this one Hun....he absolutely loves peanuts in any shape, form or fashion..... I will try this for him..
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    jo_jo_ba ate it and said...
    Yummy yummy yummy!!
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    henrie ate it and said...
    OMG Sally, what can I say, love all those variations you added, this has got to be a winner, I'm giving you a 5 for this yummie sounding cake. Thanks so much for sharing this with us here.
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    ambus ate it and said...
    Great post...Love salted peanuts.Thanks for sharing,Krumkake.
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  • wynnebaer 16 years ago
    In my book, sweet and salty is the way to go....Thanks Krum...:)
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    pleclare ate it and said...
    Looks wonderful and it's good to see you. Thanks for the post!
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  • kjroxx 16 years ago
    I love the combination of sweet and salty, can't wait to try this one!
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  • sparow64 16 years ago
    mmmm'mmmm good!! Lovin the salted peanuts frosting!! Can't wait to try it.
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    ahmed1 ate it and said...
    This is really proffetional Krum..Thanks for sharing.
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    bluewaterandsand ate it and said...
    This sound soooooo delicious! I like white cakes ,to.
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  • rosemaryblue 16 years ago
    Great and wonderful recipe! I am a white cake lover too, and this just sounds fabulous! Thanks.
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    berry ate it and said...
    Hi krum... where were you? I missed you. Great recipe.... thanks.
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