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Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

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This chocolaty delight was one of my favorites growing up. The cake is so moist and the icing so sweet that everyone who samples it wants a copy of the recipe. -Susan Ormond, Jamestown, North Carolina

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Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 15 Servings

20 20 40

Ingredients

1 cup butter, cubed
1 cup water
1/4 cup baking cocoa
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sour cream
ICING:
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring the butter, water and cocoa to a boil. Remove from the heat. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; add to cocoa mixture. Stir in the sour cream until smooth.
Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
In a small saucepan, melt butter; add milk and cocoa. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour over warm cake. Cool completely on a wire rack. Yield: 15 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe does not use eggs.

Originally published as Texas Sheet Cake in Taste of Home February/March 2003, p35

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Reviewed on May. 19, 2013 by gennyjensen

I love this easy to make cake. I use 1 cup coffee in place of the water in the cake and add 1 T instant coffee to the frosting. This makes it a wonderful Mocha cake!

Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2013 by mjoykelly

I love this recipe! The first time I made it was a HUGE success and hit with everyone. The second and third time it sunk in the middle. Any thoughts?

Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2012 by Howdeshell

I too, made the cake according to the recipe, and it didn't rise in the middle, like the one that uses eggs and buttermilk. It didn't look like the picture.

Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2012 by Kristi w.

YUM!! This was the first Texas sheet cake I've ever made but have sampled plenty lol...by far this was the best! Thanks!

Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2012 by billandconnier

Favorite Texas Sheet cake recipe... and I've tried quite a few! So moist!

Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2012 by HuntingViolinist

This is a wonderful, fudgy cake. Pouring the icing on while the cake is still warm keeps the cake nice and moist. Please try this recipe! I think you'll love it!

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by sedelligatti

This is a great recipe! Easy to make! I bake it for a few minutes less than what the recipe calls for, but that's just me!

Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2011 by coniklimpel

My family requests me to make this repeatedly. Excellent!

Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2011 by FruitGal

Made 'Chocolate Buttermilk Squares' and this recipe on the same night to compare. 'CBSqr' turned out great but this recipe, which is made with the same method, was a complete failure. I lined both pans with foil bc I don't have pans with 1" sides and sprayed the bottoms. For this recipe, the cake batter crawled up the sides. Looked at 20 min and gave it 2 more min - the center of the cake had the appearance of boiling as it was moving up and down. In the end, this cake never rose in the middle and was gooey - not like texture in photo. All the frosting ran to the center. Flavor was poor as compared to other recipe. I know I added all ingredients incl. baking soda. A mystery.

Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2010 by MelissaJ75

This cake is so very delicious that all my friends rave about it. They'd never believe how easy it is to make. The frosting is especially yummy. I've made it at least a dozen times and am about to make it again for a party.

Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2010 by HeatherHH

This is absolutely wonderful! I am not a huge fan of cake (just a vehicle for good frosting), but this cake is so moist and dense. And the icing is a wonderful compliment to the cake, melt-in-your-mouth sweet! This will definitely be added to my recipe file and made frequently for company and for church dinners.

Reviewed on Mar. 05, 2010 by hollyez

This was sooooo good and soooo easy. I remember this from potlucks and church suppers and hadn't had it in years. I made it, with the assumption it was probably tastier in my memory than in reality... I was soooo wrong! Moist and rich, a small piece goes a long way. I will not only keep this and make it again, I think I may make it my go to recipe for work lunches and block parties! Thank you TOH.

Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2009 by enestvmel

My husband drools over this cake...I love that there are no eggs in it too. I told him that the spatula he was licking had about a thousand calories in it alone...he didn't care, he loved it! I made this once for the fire crew he was on and they all fought over it.

Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2008 by thuber1

I'm 42 and was raised on this cake! So yummy! I'm with BJS Mom, regarding pecans. My mother always made the icing with the pecans mixed in it, though.

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2008 by BJS Mom

I've made this delicious cake many times but I sprinkle pecans on top of it. We Texans love our pecans!

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