How To Make An Easy Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake: Step By Step Instructions With Photos
By mary615
The Finished Texas Sheet Cake
Cook Time
Easy To Make Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake
This chocolate Texas Sheet Cake is SO easy to make. You just mix all the ingredients for the Cake in one saucepan, and turn it out into a baking pan.
After it has baked, the frosting is made in one saucepan and poured out onto the baked cake.
The pan I use has a nice fitting top so that I can take the cake to family gatherings, picnics, etc.
This cake is always a favorite, and everyone wants the recipe!
I don't know where this recipe orginated, Texas maybe????
Assemble All Of Your Ingredients
Whenever I am cooking anything, I like to get all my ingredients ready. I measure everything out, and as I use an item, I set it aside. That let's me know I have included that ingredient in my recipe.
All Of The Ingredients Ready To Make The Cake and Frosting
First Three Ingredients In Saucepan
The Ingredients For The Texas Sheet Cake
2 sticks Butter
4 tablespoons Cocoa
1 Cup Water
Place these three ingredients in large saucepan. Bring to a Boil.
Beginning To Boil
Beginning To Boil
Stir the three ingredients until they begin to boil.
Remaining Ingredients Have Been Added
Mix In All At Once
As soon as the mixture has started to boil, remove from heat and add all at once:
2 Cups Granulated Sugar
2 Cups sifted Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda Yes, that is soda I keep in an empty Baking Power container. I find it more convenient than the soda box.
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Using Portable Mixer To Make The Batter Smooth
Mix All Ingredients Well
Using a small portable mixer, mix all of the ingredients very well. You don't want any lumps!
Spray Pan Very Well
Prepare The Pan To Bake The Texas Sheet Cake In
The pan I use measures: 15 1/2 in X 10 1/2 in X 1 1/8 In.
A Lasanga Pan is ideal for this Cake, too
Spray the pan well with Pam
Pour Cake Batter Into Pan
Pour Cake Batter Into Sprayed Pan
After you have mixed the cake batter well, pour it out into the sprayed pan.
Bake The Cake Until A Toothpick Comes Out Clean
Bake The Texas Sheet Cake
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Set the cake aside to allow it to cool completely.
Now, you're ready to make the Frosting!
Ingredients For The Frosting For The Texas Sheet Cake
Make The Frosting
The ingredients for the Frosting:
1 stick of Butter
4 tablespoons of Cocoa
1/2 Cup of Milk
1 box of Confectioner's Sugar
Ready To Make The Frosting
Bringing The Frosting To A Boil
Boil together Butter, Cocoa, and Milk
Bring to Boil:
1 stick of Butter
4 tablespoons of Cocoa
1/2 Cup of Milk
Adding The Confectioner's Sugar
After the frosting mixture has reach a boil:
Remove from heat, Add:
1 box of Confectioner's Sugar
1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
Using a portable mixer , mix well until the mixture is nice and smooth; NO LUMPS
The Finished Texas Sheet Cake
After The Cake Is Frosted
You can leave the cake plain, with just the chocolate frosting, but I have found that some people like nuts. I put chopped pecans on half of the cake, and leave the other half plain.
Good Hub On Chocolate Icing
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Comments
Oh my, oh my. . . This Texas cake is definitely something for me to try out!
Thanks for sharing this great recipe and with the easy to follow pictures.
Sannel
Thanks for taking the time to look at this recipe! You are right, Cashmere...it's yummy! You know, SannelL, I wondered if I did TOO many photos, and was thinking of deleting some. What do you think?
thank you for the recipe -- my neighbor made the best and I never got the recipe.
Hi bearnmom! Good, now you have the recipe! One of my daughters has a Birthday today, and the only thing she wanted was a Texas Sheet Cake! So, yesterday I decided since I was going to make the cake anyway, I'd cook it and write a Hub about it, and so, I did. Good luck baking this cake! Regards, Mary
looks delicious and not hard to make. thanks
Hi there, pickesandrufus, do try to make this cake. Everyone loves it! I promise it is easy to do. See you around....
Nice recipe page - and chocolate cakes are always popular. You have made the cake look very tempting and the steps in the photos are helpful too.
Hi 2uesday, do try this cake. Your friends and family will love you for it. I took my daughter's cake to her yesterday where she works, and within 30 min. it was all gone! I almost went back and took out some of the photos, because I was afraid I'd overdone it, but now, I won't! See you around....
Just super! Now I'm hungry. Just as soon as I can I'll try this. Thanks.
Mary-coming back to your question, I don't think that there can be too many pictures. They just make the hub more interesting and alive. The photos are very helpful when following the steps in the recipe.
Great work! Voted up and useful!
Sannel
SanneL, hi there! Thanks for the vote UP. I'm glad to know you feel that way about my photos. One of my Grandchildren came into the kitchen when I was making the cake, and said "I never saw anyone cook with a camera before!" See you around......
Hi Gypsy, hope you will bake this cake, and let me know how it turns out. You really can't fail with this.
The title caught my eye because I wondered what "Texas" sheet cake was. From the recipe it sounds like it would be similar to a cake-like brownie. Correct? It does sound good. Thanks for the recipe.
Yes, Peggy, you are correct: it is like a brownie (only better). All the chocolate lovers go for this one! I look forward to following you!
Yep, I'm baking this weekend! And since my kids are too old to go trick or treating, they'll enjoy all these baked treats. I'm going to do this one too. This cake sounds really good! Thanks for the great ideas! My family will thank you, lol!
Yummy Hub!
When ever anyone in our family has a Birthday, they never want a store bought cake: they ask for this one! Hope you family will like this, too, stylezink!
This cake is awesome! I'm eating it right now, ha ha ha! I really like it and it was very easy to make. My family enjoyed it as well. It bakes pretty quickly too. A HUGE thanks for sharing this recipe.
Thanks so much for letting me know how the cake turned out! I found a pan with a lid, and I take one of these to family dinners, picnics, etc. See you around......
cashmere 7 months ago
That is amazing. I wish I could just cut a piece and eat some of that cake! Yummy!