Texas Sheet Cake
From lauraleigh 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 12
A traditional Texas sheet cake, a family favorite for generations!
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE: shopping list
- 1 Stick butter shopping list
- 1/2 Cup shortening shopping list
- 4 Tbsp. cocoa shopping list
- 1 Cup water shopping list
- 1/2 Cup buttermilk shopping list
- 2 Cups flour shopping list
- 2 Cups sugar shopping list
- 2 eggs, beaten shopping list
- 1 Tsp. baking soda shopping list
- 1 Tsp. vanilla shopping list
- 1 Tsp. cinnamon (or more, to taste) shopping list
- FOR THE FROSTING: shopping list
- 1 Stick butter shopping list
- 3 to 4 Tbsp. cocoa (to taste, I like the full 4) shopping list
- 6 Tbsp. milk shopping list
- 1 Box Powdered (Confectioner's) sugar shopping list
- 1 Tsp. vanilla shopping list
- 1/2 to 1 Cup pecans (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- FOR THE CAKE:
- Bring to boil the butter, shortening, cocoa, water and buttermilk.
- Remove from heat.
- Add the flour, sugar, eggs, soda, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Pour into a 11X16 pan.
- Bake at 375-400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- Bring to boil the butter, cocoa and milk.
- Add the sugar, vanilla and pecans, stirring well.
- Pour the frosting over the baked cake after the cake has cooled for about 10-15 minutes.
- After the frosting is cool, serve and enjoy!
- *This cake is great with a side of cinnamon ice cream. Butter Pecan ice cream works well too, as does vanilla.
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