Texas sheet cake is great because: 1) it’s chocolate 2) it’s easy 3) it’s quick 4) it’s delicious.
It’s also a wonderful base for a scoop of ice cream. The simple fact is that you can have this cake mixed, baked, frosted, and in your mouth faster than i takes to make a batch of brownies.
How is this not a great thing?
Easy Step-By-Step Instructions for Texas Sheet Cake
Free Printable Recipe for Texas Sheet Cake
Texas Sheet Cake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients:
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup shortening
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting Ingredients:
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 6 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
Cake Directions:
- Lightly coat a 16 x 12 inch baking sheet with non-stick spray for baking.
- Combine butter, shortening, cocoa, and water in a 2 quart sauce pan, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir frequently.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt.
- Pour hot cocoa mixture over flour mixture and whisk until smooth.
- Gently beat eggs, and add them, along with buttermilk, baking soda, cinnamon and vanilla to the cocoa mixture. Whisk just until incorporated—do NOT over-mix. The baking soda and buttermilk will begin to react to create a bubbly leavening, so work quickly.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
- During the last 10 minutes of baking, prepare frosting.
Frosting Directions:
- In 2-quart pan over low heat, melt butter. Add cocoa and milk (or cream), increase heat to medium high, and stirring constantly, bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat, and whisk together with powdered sugar and vanilla. Add nuts, if desired.
- Remove cake from oven, and let rest 3-5 minutes.
- Gently drizzle frosting over hot can, and carefully spread. Be especially careful if you’re using nuts because they tear into the fragile cake.
- Cool completely, cut, and serve.