Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 383cal
Equipment
- Sheet pan 18x12 or 18x13
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 stick
- ½ cup solid vegetable shortening
- 3 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 stick
- ⅓ cup milk
- 3 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 pound powdered sugar 1 box
- ¾ cup walnuts chopped, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease an 18-by-12-inch sheet pan.
Make the cake:
- Combine the flour and sugar in a large bowl.
- Combine the water, butter, shortening, and cocoa in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour over the flour mixture.
- In a small bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla together. Add to the batter and blend thoroughly by hand. Don’t use an electric mixer.
- Pour into the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until a cake tester come out clean.
When the cake has baked for about 15 minutes, make the icing:
- Combine the butter, milk, and cocoa in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir in the confectioners’ sugar and walnuts, if desired. Pour the icing over the cake as soon as it is removed from the oven and spread it out evenly.
- Let the cake cool completely on a rack before serving from the pan.
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Notes
- Hence the name, you'll want to use a sheet cake pan for this cake. You can also use a jelly roll pan (15x12), though you'll end up with a slightly thicker cake. A sheet cake pan should measure either 17x12 or 18x13/18x12 inches.
- Store the fully cooled cake tightly covered with plastic wrap at room temperature for 3 days, or in the refrigerator for 4-5.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 383cal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 324IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg