Chocolate Sheet Cake for Two {Texas Sheet Cake}

When a full Texas Sheet Cake is just too much cake this recipe for Chocolate Sheet Cake for Two is the answer!

For some of my other small batch chocolate desserts check out Key Lime Pie for Two and Strawberry Pie for Two. All you lemon lovers will fall in love with these Small Batch Lemon Bars.

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Why is it called Texas Sheet Cake?

If you know anything about Texas, you know it is big! The saying “Everything is bigger in Texas” is true and this cake is traditionally made in a large jelly roll pan which is basically the size of Texas! It’s big and this cake feeds a crowd.

Today though, we are making a small batch version, just the right amount of cake for 2-4 people.

If you want a full size recipe, my Texas Sheet Cake recipe can be found here.

What Makes Texas Sheet Cake Different?

Texas Sheet Cake is the perfect cake for chocolate lovers. It is a thin layer of tender, moist chocolate cake covered with a fudge like chocolate frosting. Warm frosting is poured onto warm cake causing the frosting to develop a fudge like consistency.

Buttermilk Substitute

If you don’t have buttermilk, you can 1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk. This recipe only uses 1 1/2 Tbsp of buttermilk so add just 1/4 tsp of lemon juice or vinegar to that amount of milk.

How to Make A Tiny Texas Sheet Cake

You will need a small bowl and a small sauce pan to mix up your cake batter.

• Mix together the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
• In the small saucepan add hot water (just out of the tap), cocoa and butter. Stir to melt and combine. Bring to a boil.
• Pour this mixture over the flour mixture ands stir to combine.

• Into the mixture add in egg yolk, buttermilk, baking soda and vanilla.
• Pour the cake batter into a greased 9 x 7″ baking sheet.

• If you don’t have this size pan use an 8 x 8 baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Don’t overbake this cake! Because it is a thin cake overbaking it will quickly dry it out.
• As soon as the cake comes out of the oven prepare the frosting.

How to Frost a Chocolate Sheet Cake?

• In a small sauce pan over medium heat combine butter, milk, cocoa, powdered sugar and stir until butter melts and ingredients combine to form a smooth frosting. Do not let it boil, this will make a grainy frosting. The frosting should be “runny”.
• Pour hot frosting over the hot cake. This is the secret to Texas Sheet Cake and what turns the frosting into a fudge like consistency on the cake.

Allow the frosting to set up and slice into 4-6 pieces depending on how many people you are serving.

How to Cut a Sheet Cake

My favorite way to cut a sheet cake or any bar cookie with frosting on top is with a plastic disposable knife. You will get a nice clean cut and the frosting won’t build up on the knife.

Next time you are craving chocolate and the fudginess of a Texas Sheet Cake make yourself a Chocolate Sheet Cake for Two!

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Chocolate Sheet for Two Recipe