One of the BEST cakes anyone could ever have is a Texas sheet cake.
There is just something about the richness that has me drooling just thinking about it!
With this cake I did add cream cheese to the Icing, though you are more than welcome to just leave it out, it will taste just as delicious without it, but I just LOVE the way it complimented this cake and took it right over the top, fantastic!
If you have ever made a Texas Sheet cake before you know its best not to use low-fat or fat free substitutions, yes, it WILL still turn out but it will be missing that real rich flavor that makes the cake!
Texas Sheet Cake
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the Icing:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 box 1 pound confectioners’ sugar (sift it first to remove lumps – otherwise icing remains lumpy)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Chopped Pecans or Walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- In a small saucepan combine the butter, water and cocoa over medium heat just until the butter melts being careful to not allow it to cook too long.. mix constantly.
- In a large mixing bowl combine sugar, flour, salt, eggs, and baking soda.
- Add in the butter mixture to the dry ingredients, then add the sour cream and vanilla and mix until completely incorporated
- Pour the cake batter into a sheet cake pan and bake for 18-20 minutes or until completely set.
For the icing:
- In a medium saucepan combine the butter, cocoa and milk over a medium heat and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, remove from the heat & combine with confectioners sugar and vanilla. Mix well with a hand mixer to remove all lumps.
- Finally add in the half cup of cream cheese and mix until incorporated and smooth.
- Spread over the sheet cake while the cake is warm.
- If you chose to add nuts , sprinkle them over top of the cake.
- ENJOY!
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