Texas Sheet Cake
This chocolate sheet cake covered in chocolate icing is a cinch to make and has a way of disappearing fast! It’s easy to double the recipe to feed a big crowd. I never add the pecans to the icing because we prefer no nuts, but it’s a great option for some of y’all.
This cake uses buttermilk in the batter and the icing. So good. So southern. If you don’t have any buttermilk on hand, you can make your own simply by putting one tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar in 1 cup milk. Let it sit a couple minutes and it’ll sour right up and be a great replacement.
Texas Sheet Cake
This rich chocolate cake with a fudgy icing is a cinch to make and has a way of disappearing fast.
Ingredients
Cake Batter:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 sticks butter
- 4 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 1 cup water
Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter – 1 stick
- 6 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 lb. confectioners sugar
- 4 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In saucepan on medium heat, add butter, cocoa, water. Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Add saucepan mixture to the large bowl of dry mixture. Mix to combine.
- Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla and mix.
- Pour mixture into un-greased jelly roll pan. Bake 15-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
For the frosting:
- In a saucepan melt butter, cocoa and buttermilk and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Remove from heat and add confectioners sugar and vanilla and stir to combine. Once smooth, stir in pecans if desired.
- Pour evenly over warm cake.
- Let frosting cool, then cut and serve.
Notes
If you don’t have buttermilk on hand you can make your own. Add 1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk. Let it sit for a couple minutes and it’ll thicken right up.