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Best Texas Sheet Cake Recipe Recipe

Best Texas Sheet Cake Recipe (with Video!)

Rahat
This Best Texas Sheet Cake is a showstopper dessert that’s as easy to make as it is delicious. In just 30 minutes of prep and 20 minutes of baking, you’ll have a moist, fudgy cake topped with a luscious, velvety chocolate glaze.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 15 slices
Calories 493 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 cup water
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon instant coffee optional

FROSTING

  • 6 Tablespoons whole milk
  • ½ cup salted butter cut into pieces
  • 6 Tablespoons natural cocoa powder
  • 4 cups powdered sugar sifting is recommended (after measuring) to avoid any lumps
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup toasted pecans optional, see note

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F (175C) 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, stirring occasionally, 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, sugar, baking soda, salt and instant coffee in a large bowl.
  • In another bowl, whisk together sour cream and 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 350F (175C) for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • FROSTINGCombine 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. If using pecans, sprinkle over frosting now.
  • Allow frosting to harden (about one hour) and then slice and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 493kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 4gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 269mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 59gVitamin A: 666IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 2mg
Keyword baking tutorial, chocolate cake recipe, easy dessert, homemade frosting, Texas sheet cake
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