Texas Sheet Cake

One of my favorite desserts to make when I am cooking for a crowd is Texas Sheet Cake.  I have a recipe that I have used for years that I love.  Whenever I am in the mood for something good and chocolatey, this cake does the trick!  It would be the perfect dessert for your upcoming Labor Day potluck BBQ too!

Jump to the Recipe to see a video on how to make this cake.

I have tried a lot of Texas Sheet Cake recipes over the years and I always come back to this one.  I think the perfect recipe should be part brownie and part cake.

Sheet cake is best made in a jelly roll pan, which makes it the perfect party sized cake.  I think that is where it gets its name, because everything is bigger in Texas!!

One of the tricks to a good Texas sheet cake is that you  frost the cake while it is warm.  You want that frosting to soak into the cake part way – yum!

Next time you can’t decide between chocolate cake or brownies, Texas Sheet Cake is the perfect solution.

Some other favorite cakes:

Almond Sheet Cake

Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

Lemon Cake

Some of my favorite kitchen tools for making TEXAS SHEET CAKE:

6 PIECE MEASURING CUP SET – Everyone needs at least one set of measuring cups, I have 4 sets!

MAGNETIC MEASURING SPOONS – I love these things.  They are magnetic so they stay together in the drawer!

SHEET PAN – I have at least six of these in my kitchen.  I use them everyday. The 13 x 18 size is perfect and I use them for everything!

For all of my other favorite kitchen products and tools visit my Amazon Store

Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

4.67 from 9 votes

Texas Sheet Cake

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

Texas Sheet Cake is the perfect combination of chocolate cake and brownies and the perfect size to feed a crowd.

serves: 24 servings

Prep:15 minutes

Cook:25 minutes

Total:40 minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 C flour
• ▢ 2 C sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp salt
• ▢ 1 cup butter softened
• ▢ 1/4 C cocoa
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1/2 C buttermilk
• ▢ 1 C hot water
• ▢ 1 tsp baking soda
• ▢ 1 tsp vanilla
• ▢ 1 Tbsp vinegar

Frosting:

• ▢ 1/2 cup butter softened
• ▢ 6 Tbsp milk
• ▢ 1/4 C cocoa
• ▢ 3 3/4 C powdered sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

• Mix together flour, sugar, salt, in a bowl and set aside
• In a sauce pan, add water, cocoa and butter.  Stir until butter melts and mixture comes to a boil.  Pour over dry ingredients and stir.
• Add in eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla and vinegar.  Mix to combine.
• Pour into a greased 15x10x1 pan
• Bake at 350 for 25 minutes

Frosting:

• Mix butter, milk and cocoa together
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla
• Beat well and spread on hot cake as it comes from oven

Tips & Notes:

Recipe make one 15x10 inch sheet cake.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 293kcal (15%) Carbohydrates: 45g (15%) Protein: 2g (4%) Fat: 12g (18%) Saturated Fat: 8g (50%) Cholesterol: 45mg (15%) Sodium: 264mg (11%) Potassium: 57mg (2%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 36g (40%) Vitamin A: 389IU (8%) Calcium: 19mg (2%) Iron: 1mg (6%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Dessert

Cuisine:American

Keyword:texas sheet cake

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Recipe originally posted on March 19, 2010