Texas Sheet Cake- Attention Chocolate Lovers! This is a classic chocolate, fudgy cake that is baked up in a giant sheet pan. Eating just one slice is impossible.

Sometimes the simplest desserts are the best. Tor example, a giant chocolate cake. Of course, when it comes to giant chocolate cake, you can’t go wrong with a classic Texas sheet cake.

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Ingredients Needed:

Flour + Salt + Baking soda
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Sugar
Butter
Water
Milk
Vanilla
Eggs

Baking Pan Size: You will need a large flat rimmed baking sheet for this cake. I used my 17 x 12 baking pan for mine. I do highly recommend this pan! It’s from Nordic and a link to purchase can be found in the recipe card. ( note: it is an affiliate link)

How to Make:

First, make your batter. Mix together the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, then, set aside. In a saucepan, you will melt the butter with water and cocoa powder.
Bring this mixture to a boil. Be sure you keep a close eye on it and stir in frequently. You don’t want it to burn 😉
Remove it from the heat and mix it with your dry ingredients. Finally, add in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix it all together until combined.
Spread the batter into a greased large rimmed baking sheet. If you don’t want to grease the pan, feel free to cover it with parchment paper instead.
Once baked, let it cool 10-15 minutes. Then, frost it.
Make Frosting: Melt butter with milk and bring it to a simmer. Again, keep a close eye on it and stir in frequently, to prevent burning.
When it’s ready, remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar, plus vanilla until totally smooth.
Spread it on top of the warm cake.
Let the cake cool for about an hour before serving. This will give the frosting time to set. As it sets, it will thicken up a bit.

Storage: Keep any leftover cake in a covered container in the refrigerator.

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Yield: approx 24-28 slices

Texas Sheet Cake

Name: Texas Sheet Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup (1 stick) butter; 3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; ¼ cup milk; 2½ cups powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 cups flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 tsp baking soda; ¼ tsp salt; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter; 3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 cup water; ½ cup milk; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 eggs

Texas Sheet Cake- Attention Chocolate Lovers! This classic chocolate, fudgy, amazing cake that is baked up in a giant sheet pan. Eating just one slice is impossible.

Prep Time 1 hour

Cook Time 20 minutes

Additional Time 1 hour

Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

FOR CAKE:

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup water
½ cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

FOR FROSTING:

½ cup (1 stick) butter
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup milk
2½ cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a large flat rimmed baking sheet ( ex: 17 x 12 ) or line with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter with cocoa powder and water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring frequently to make sure it doesn't burn. Let it cool for 5 minutes.
Pour melted butter/chocolate mixture into the bowl of flour mixture. Stir to combine. Add milk, vanilla and eggs and mix until fully combined.
Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let cake cool 10-15 minutes before frosting.

FOR FROSTING:

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter with cocoa powder and milk. Let mixture come to a light simmer and remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth.
Frost evenly on warm cake. Let cake cool for 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 156Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 91mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 1gSugar: 26gProtein: 2g

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