Ingredients
Cake:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 tsp salt
4 tbsp. cocoa powder
2 sticks butter
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting:
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 3/4 sticks butter
4 tbsp. cocoa powder
6 tbsp. milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar
How To Make Texas Sheet Cake
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter and add in the cocoa powder.
- Stir in the boiling water, allowing mixture to boil for about 30 seconds before removing from heat.
- Pour over flour mixture and stir lightly.
- In a small bowl, add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla.
- Stir until combined.
- Pour into chocolate/flour mixture and stir until combined.
- Pour batter into cookie sheet (use an 18 x 13 to avoid spillage).
- Bake cake in preheated oven, 350, for about 19-21 minutes.
- While cake is baking, make frosting by melting butter in a saucepan.
- Add cocoa powder and stir until combined.
- Remove from heat and add in the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
- Add in the pecans.
- Pour frosting over the warm cake once cake is removed from oven.
- Allow to sit for about 30 minutes prior to cutting into squares!
- Enjoy!
