White Texas Sheet Cake
This cake gets better the longer it sits, so I try to make it a day ahead. My mother-in-law introduced this deliciously rich sheet cake to me. With its creamy frosting and light almond flavor, no one can stop at just one piece! —Joanie Ward, Brownsburg, Indiana
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups Sugar In The Raw
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter, cubed
- 1 cup water
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- FROSTING:
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup 2% milk
- 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Reviews
I forgot to mention that I reduced the sugar to 1 3/4 cups. Plenty sweet enough.
This is a really delicious cake! Soft, moist cake, perfect icing. Made according to recipe without changing a thing. This cake is a keeper. The butter really makes this cake...GOOD! I wouldn't use margarine, because margarine, I believe would downgrade this wonderful cake. Perfect flavor and not too strong and overpowering. Will make again!
This looks really good, but I'm just wondering - has anyone tried it with gluten-free baking mix? I'd like to bake it and bring it in to work for a co-worker's birthday, and this co-worker is gluten-intolerant.
Moist and tasty!
Rich and delicious!
Easy and moist, with a great flavor. I made this cake for my sons after reading Robert’s very touching 5/16/19 review, below. Your mother will always be with you, Robert; she obviously raised you well. Keep cooking and baking those Taste of Home recipes!
I have a question, can you use Pecans instead of Walnuts? I am not a fan of Walnuts.
This cake is good. The only thing is, no self respecting Texas would ever use walnuts instead of pecans.
I loved the cake itself but didn't like the frosting at all. I frosted half the cake with it, decided I didn't like the look or taste of it so I made up a quick cream cheese frosting for the other half. I will definitely make the cake again again though.
My Mother made this cake after she got her Taste Of Home magazine. Made it for Christmas gifts. My Mother always loved the chocolate cakes. However she did fall in love with this one as it is very very moist. Melts in your mouth as she said. The taste is amazing. I still have all my Mothers Taste Of Home magazines each one in a plastic zip lock bag. I make this cake on Mother's Day now and Christmas Just wish I still had my Mother. Thank you Mother for teaching me how to cook and enjoy the art of homemade food. And the rewards of cooking from scratch.