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
- 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
So good it didn't last long. I was afraid this was going to be overly sweet
This was a very good cake. My husband couldn't keep from eating it. Will definitely make again!
May 29, 2020. Loved this cake. Joanie, Thank you for this recipe. A keeper! In my oven took 12 minutes more. This cake was light and delicious at room temperature. When refrigerated cake texture becomes heavier so I prefer it at room temperature. I like almond flavor so I used 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and 2 tsp almond extract in cake and 2 tsp almond extract in frosting with walnuts and sliced almonds. Yum. Taffy
Since my daughter loves my almond favored Kringle at Christmas, I made this for her first Mother's Day and it was a big hit! Basted on other people's comment's that it was too sweet, I cut the sugar in the frosting by a quarter cup, when I make again, I'll probably cut it down another 1/4 cup. Since I thought an almond flavored cake should have almonds in it, I experimented by frosting half the cake with walnuts and half of it with sliced almonds. It was unanimous amongst all of us that did a taste comparison that the almonds won. So the next time I make will be with all almonds. So delicious and rich! A little goes a long way.
This cake is very good. I used pecans instead of walnuts as I didnt have any at the time. Thanks for the great recipe.
Easy recipe to follow and turned out AMAZING!!! I followed some of the comments suggestions and worked perfectly! I only used 1 3/4 cup sugar in batter and made half the recipe for frosting with an added splash of milk. The icing turned out more like a glaze but tastes delicious and was super easy to spread on cake 10 minutes into cooling. We also used almonds to garnish. A must try! Very rich with a delicate almond flavor!!!!!
Delicious!!! I'm personally not a fan of the chocolate sheet cake. This is a super sweet dessert, like it is meant to be! I followed the recipe as it and amazing!!! A great dessert for a gathering because it is so rich!!
I did not use any Walnuts. Absolutely Amazing! My new favorite recipe!!!
Excellent - will make again!
Easy and good !!!! Perfict every time