Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

This recipe consist of two parts, the sheet cake and the frosting. There is also an optional step for adding chopped pecans over top the finished cake, this is how mom makes it.

Ingredients

Sheet Cake:

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 sticks butter or margarine
  • 4 Tbsp cocoa
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ Tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tsp Mexican Vanilla
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 Tsp baking soda

Frosting:

  • 1 stick of butter or margarine
  • 4 Tbsp cocoa
  • 6 Tbsp whole milk
  • 1 Tsp Mexican Vanilla
  • 1 lb powdered sugar (about 4 cups)
  • Optional: ½ cup of chopped pecans

Prep

Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 11x15 jelly roll pan with Pam, set aside for later.


Instructions

Sheet Cake:

Step 1

Microwave 1 cup water, 2 sticks of butter or margarine, 4 Tbsp cocoa.

Step 2

Mix together 2 cups sugar, 2 cups flour, ½ Tsp salt.

Step 3

Mix together the microwaved mixture to the dry mix.

Step 4

Add 2 eggs and 1 Tsp mexican vanilla.

Step 5

Add ½ cup buttermilk and 1 Tsp baking soda.

Step 6

Mix together and pour into jelly roll pan

Step 7

Bake in over for 20-21 minutes or till set in the center

Step 8

During last 5 minutes make the frosting to pour over the warm cake.



Frosting:

Step 1

Microwave 1 stick of butter or margarine for 1 minute.

Step 2

Add 4 Tbsp cocoa and 6 Tbsp whole milk and microwave another minute.

Step 3

Pour into mixing bowl, add 1 Tsp Mexican Vanilla and 1 lb powdered sugar (≈ 4 cups) and mix.

Step 4

Pour the frosting over the cake as soon as you take it out of the oven.

Step 5

Optional: You can sprinkle ½ cup of chopped pecans on top.