Texas Sheet Cake
This Texas Sheet Cake is such a unique, delicious chocolate cake! It's perfect for a large picnic or party and very quick to make!
Servings: 15 slices
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup butter
- 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup buttermilk You can also use ½ cup of milk and 1 tsp white vinegar if you don't have buttermilk on hand!
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp vinegar
For the icing:
- ½ cup butter
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup milk
- 3 ½ - 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans (These are optional)
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together in a large bowl flour, sugar and salt.
- In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter. Add in cocoa and water and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Once boiling, pour over flour mixture, beating well until combined.
- Add milk, eggs, baking soda, vanilla and vinegar. Mix well.
- Bake about 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. When the cake is done, pull from the oven and then you will make the icing!
For the icing:
- In a large saucepan, combine first 3 ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat. Beat in enough powdered sugar and salt to make a spreading consistency. Beat in vanilla and stir until smooth and creamy, not runny.
- Pour over the sheet cake while warm, but not hot. Sprinkle with nuts if using!