I have made this Texas sheet cake recipe for years. My children always chose it for their birthday cake over any other, and it makes enough for a crowd. Moist and delicious. Very easy to make. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour: 2 cups
- white sugar: 2 cups
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- sour cream: 0.5 cup
- eggs: 2 piece
- butter: 1 cup
- water: 1 cup
- unsweetened cocoa powder: 5 Tbsp
- milk: 6 Tbsp
- unsweetened cocoa powder: 5 Tbsp
- butter: 0.5 cup
- confectioners' sugar: 4 cups
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- walnuts: 1 cup (chopped, optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan.
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Make cake: Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat in sour cream and eggs.
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Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in water and cocoa powder. Bring mixture to a boil then remove from the heat. Allow to cool slightly, then stir cocoa mixture into the flour and egg mixture until blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
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While the cake is baking, make icing: Combine milk, cocoa powder, and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla, then fold in walnuts, mixing until blended.
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Spread icing over warm cake. Yoly
