When my husband celebrated his last birthday, Texas sheet cake was the cake he wanted. I was more than happy to comply. This has to be one of the easiest cakes to make. It always turns out and it is always a crowd pleaser.
Often this cake has a chocolate, fudgy frosting. In our family, though, we prefer a boiled butter vanilla icing. It compliments the chocolate quite well. It is also cute with the birthday sprinkles.
As the name implies, this cake is made in a jelly roll pan. It could conceivably serve many, many people. Over the holidays, it served 14 and was gone by lunch the next day. Yup, mine is a family that loves their dessert.
1. Info for Texas Sheet Cake
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2. Ingredients for Texas Sheet Cake
- 1 cup water
- 4 Tbsp cocoa
- 1 cup oil or butter
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Boiled Butter Frosting:
- 6 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 pound powdered sugar (4 loosely packed cups)
3. Directions:
- Boil the water, salt and cocoa, stirring until smooth.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- Combine all of the remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the cocoa mixture and beat with a mixer.
- Pour into a greased jelly roll pan and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.
- In a saucepan, bring the butter to a rapid boil.
- Remove from heat and add the milk.
- Beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread on a warm cake.