Texas Sheet Cake
I will say, it’s hard to beat this gooey, moist chocolatey cake. This Texas Sheet Cake has been a staple in my life for almost 20 years and I am so excited to share the recipe.
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This isn’t just any old chocolate cake… Texas Sheet Cake is a thin, super moist chocolate cake baked in a jelly roll sheet pan (hence the name). The thin, flavorful cake layer is immediately topped with a mouth watering chocolate ganache icing that hardens slightly as it cools creating a gooey, delicious topping. I know many people who enjoy this recipe by adding nuts to the icing. My family prefers it without nuts, but you do you!
I actually learned this recipe from my best friend and her mom growing up. They would make this cake for special celebrations like birthdays and graduations. It was amazing then and it’s just as amazing now!
Texas Sheet Cake Ingredients:
- Butter
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Eggs
- Buttermilk – or see substitution below
- Vanilla
- Flour
- Water
- Sugar
- Salt
- Milk
- Powdered Sugar
How to Make Texas Sheet Cake
This recipe is actually fairly simple to make and doesn’t take long to make! You will need a jelly roll pan!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
For the Cake: Bring 1 cup butter, 1 cup water, and 4 tbsp cocoa powder to a boil in a small sauce pan. In a mixing bowl, beat 2 eggs, 1/2 cup buttermilk, and 1 tsp vanilla until mixed. In another large mixing bowl, mix together 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp baking soda. Once that is mixed, add the hot butter mixture and egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir everything together until you have a thin cake batter. Pour batter into a greased jelly roll pan and bake for 20 minutes.
For the Icing: With about 10 minutes left on the cake, bring 1/2 cup butter, 4 tbsp cocoa powder, and 6 tbsp milk to a boil. Once slightly boiling, add in 1 box (1 lb) powdered sugar and continuously stir until all of the powdered sugar is dissolved. As soon as the cake is done, remove from the oven and top with icing (you may not use all of the icing). Let cool before cutting and enjoy!
Texas Sheet Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup butter
- 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Icing
- 1/2 cup butter
- 6 tbsp milk
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 lb powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a small sauce pan, bring the butter, water, and cocoa powder to a boil (stirring regularly) and turn off the heat
- In a separate bowl, mix eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla together.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
- Slowly incorporate the warm butter mixture and egg mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until everything is well combined. You should have a runny cake batter.
- Pour batter into a greased jelly roll pan and bake for 20 minutes.
- While baking, bring the butter, cocoa, and milk to a boil to start the icing.
- Once boiling and mixed, add 1 lb box of powdered sugar and mix until you get an icing consistency.
- Pour icing onto cake immediately once finished baking. You want the cake to be hot when adding the icing.
- Spread evenly and let cool before cutting!