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Salted Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake with Pistachios
Salted Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake with Pistachios – take a popular and delicious Texas sheet cake and top it with Pistachios and sea salt, and you’ve got AMAZING!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
24
Calories:
244 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Cake
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For Cake
- 1 cup butter unsalted, plus more for baking dish, 2 sticks
- 2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for baking dish
- ¼ cup cocoa powder I used Hershey's, unsweetened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 egg large
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For Frosting
- ¼ cup butter 1/2 stick, unsalted
- 3 tablespoon milk I used 2%
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder I used Hershey's, unsweetened
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- ½ to 1 cup pistachios roughly chopped, unsalted roasted
- 1 teaspoon salt sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Butter and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- In a small sauce pan, add the cocoa powder for the cake (1/4 cup), 1 cup of butter, and a cup of water. Bring to a boil, whisk and remove from heat. Set aside.
- To a large bowl, add sugar, baking soda, salt, 2 cups flour and whisk. Make a well in the center and add the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Whisk or mix with a fork and gradually incorporate the dry ingredients. Add the cocoa/butter mixture and whisk until smooth. Pour batter into prepared baking dish and smooth the top. Lick the bowl.
- Bake cake for about 35 minutes. Test doneness by inserting a toothpick in the middle, it should come out clean.
- A few minutes before cake is done baking, make the frosting. In a small sauce pan, add butter, milk and cocoa powder and turn the heat to low. Whisk occasionally until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Do not let boil. Remove from heat and whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Pour warm frosting over the warm cake and smooth it out. Top with pistachios and sea salt.
- Serve warm or room temperature.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
244kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
260mg
(11%)
Potassium
74mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
337IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 244
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 244kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 260mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 74mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 337IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.