Texas Sheet Cake

This Texas Sheet Cake is melt in your mouth good! An easy brownie like chocolate cake to feed a crowd.

This recipe comes from one of my best friends Grandma Norma.

I loved this cake from the moment I smelled the ingredients on the stove top. Texas Sheet Cakes are a little different from traditional sheet cakes in two ways. First, the ingredients are boiled, both the cake and frosting. Second, a sheet cake pan is used instead of a traditional cake pan. Making the cake almost like a brownie.

Not a chocolate fan or looking for something a little different? Be sure to check out my Vanilla Texas Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Icing.

Texas Sheet Cake

This cake will cook a lot quicker than a traditional cake because of how thin it is so be sure to set a timer! I always let my cake cool for about 5 minutes before pouring the frosting on. This cake is perfect to make for company or to take to a get together because you just pour the frosting over; you don’t have to worry about making it look pretty and you won’t have to worry about leftovers!

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Texas Sheet Cake

Course Dessert

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 20

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 Tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon soda

Icing

• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 6 Tablespoons milk
• 3 Tablespoons cocoa
• 1 lb. powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl mix together the sugar and flour for the cake.
• In a medium saucepan mix 1 stick of butter, cocoa, shortening and water.
• Bring to a light boil.
• Pour over the flour mixture and mix until blended with an electric mixer.
• Add buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and soda; mix until blended.
• Pour into a greased 11x17 inch pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• While the cake is baking make your icing.
• In a large bowl add the melted butter, milk and cocoa; stir until blended.
• Add the vanilla and powdered sugar.
• Beat until well blended.
• Let the cake sit for 5-10 minutes before pouring icing over.

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