Texas Sheet Cake
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Texas Sheet Cake
Description
Texas Sheet Cake combines butter, water, and unsweetened cocoa powder melted together as a hot mixture, which is cooled before mixing with dry ingredients including all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and a touch of instant coffee for depth. Sour cream, eggs, and vanilla are whisked separately and then blended into the dry ingredients, creating a batter that spreads evenly in a prepared 10x15 jelly roll pan.
The cake bakes at 350°F for about 18-22 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, resulting in a moist, tender crumb with a mild cocoa richness. The frosting is prepared by combining milk, butter, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and vanilla, cooked until smooth and spread over the warm cake, allowing it to soak in and form a chocolate coating with a glossy finish.
This sheet cake suits potlucks or family gatherings and pairs well with coffee or a glass of milk. Cutting it into small squares suits sharing, and its shallow pan form allows quick and even baking for a thin but flavorful cake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter cut into pieces, unsalted
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon instant coffee optional
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Texas Sheet Cake Frosting:
- 6 Tablespoons milk
- ½ cup butter cut into pieces
- 6 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
- 4 cups powdered sugar sifting is recommended (after measurinto avoid any lumps)
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and thoroughly grease and flour a 10x15 jelly roll pan (or spray with baking spray).
- Combine butter, water, and cocoa powder in a medium-sized saucepan over low heat and cook until the butter is melted. Increase heat to medium and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool for 15-20 minutes.
- While butter/cocoa mixture is cooling, whisk together flour, sugars, baking soda, salt and instant coffee in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk together sour cream, eggs and vanilla. Stir this into your dry ingredients until combined.
- Once the chocolate mixture has cooled for at least 15 minutes, stir into your flour/sour cream mixture until mixture is smooth and completely combined.
- Spread batter into prepared jelly roll pan and bake on 350°F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Once cake has finished baking (or several minutes before), begin preparing frosting.
- Combine milk and butter in a medium-sized saucepan and cook over medium/low heat until butter is melted. Once butter has melted, remove from heat and whisk in cocoa powder until combined. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth.
- Pour over cake while cake is still warm.
- Allow frosting to harden (about one hour) and then slice and serve!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 15slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 489 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 489 | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 75g | 25% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 267mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 119mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 59g | 118% |
| Vitamin A | 660IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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