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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!