Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake Food

TEXAS SHEET CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE BUTTERMILK FROSTING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 10 x 15-inch rimmed baking sheet ( jelly roll pan ); set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cocoa powder, and water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat chocolate mixture into dry mixture until thoroughly blended. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, and buttermilk. Blend well and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Sift confectioners' sugar and add to cocoa and buttermilk mixture along with vanilla. Beat until smooth, adding more buttermilk or confectioners' sugar, as needed.
• If desired, stir coarsely chopped pecans into warm frosting.
• Pour warm chocolate frosting over warm cake, spreading evenly. Top frosted cake with chopped pecans, if desired.
• Place cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly before cutting.

WHITE TEXAS BUTTERMILK SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 17" x 11" baking sheet.
• In a bowl mix together the flour and sugar.
• In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, oil and water; bring to a boil, then pour over flour mixture; beat thoroughly.
• Beat in eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, baking soda and buttermilk.
• Pour into prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until cake tests done.
• For frosting;: Cream together 1/2 cup butter, 1 tsp vanilla and the cream cheese; beat in icing sugar, adding more, if necessary to reach the desired consistency.
• Beat until light and fluffy.
• Spread over warm cake.

BUTTERMILK FROSTED TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Grease 15x10x1 inch baking pan; set aside.
• combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan combine butter, cocoa powder and 1 cup water.
• Bring mixture just to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Add the chocolate mixture to dry mixture and beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until thoroughly combined.
• Add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
• Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin).
• Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven about 25 minutes or until wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake.
• Pour warm chocolate buttermilk frosting over the warm cake, spreading evenly.
• Place cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly before cutting.
• Chocolate-Buttermilk Frosting: In a medium saucepan combine butter, cocoa powder and buttermilk.
• Bring to boiling.
• Remove from heat.
• Add sifted powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth.
• If desired, stir in 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans.

BUTTERMILK TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 10x15" jellyroll pan.
• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine butter and water. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. Add the melted butter mixture and use the paddle attachment to mix just until incorporated.
• In a separate small mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla extract, and buttermilk.
• With the mixer on low speed, add the buttermilk mixture to the bowl of the stand mixer, mixing batter until smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 22-27 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Once the cake has cooled for at least an hour, prepare the frosting by combining butter and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Let the mixture boil, stirring frequently, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat.
• Gradually stir in the milk, a little bit at a time, until incorporated.
• Add 4 cups of powdered sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add in the hot mixture of butter, sugar, and milk.
• Increase speed, mixing until frosting is smooth. If needed, add more powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.
• Pour over cooled cake and let frosting set for a few minutes before cutting and serving.

SPICY TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with foil; butter the foil.
• Toast the chiles in a dry medium saucepan over medium heat until darkened and pliable, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, add 1 cup water and soak until the chiles soften, about 5 more minutes. Transfer the chiles and soaking liquid to a blender and puree. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve back into the saucepan. Finely chop any chile pieces left in the sieve and add to the saucepan.
• Meanwhile, whisk the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt and baking powder together in a large bowl; set aside.
• Add the butter and cocoa powder to the saucepan with the chile puree; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring, until the butter is melted. Pour into the flour mixture and stir until combined. Whisk the buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and baking soda together in a liquid measuring cup; stir into the batter in two additions until combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool slightly in the pan.
• Meanwhile, make the frosting: Combine the pecans, butter, cayenne and salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and the pecans are lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Remove 1/2 cup pecans with a slotted spoon and set aside for topping. Stir the cocoa powder into the saucepan and remove from the heat. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar in two batches, alternating with the milk, mixing well after each addition.
• Immediately pour the warm frosting over the warm cake and gently spread to cover. Top with the reserved pecans and let cool completely before slicing.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Batter:.
• Put margarine (or butter), water and cocoa in a large pan and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and add the rest of the batter ingredients.
• Mix with electric mixer until smooth.
• Pour into an 11 x 16 x 1.5-inch jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
• Frosting:.
• Bring margarine (or butter), cocoa, and milk to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar and nuts.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour on cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Grease a 15x10x1 (I use a 13x9x2) baking pan and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan combine butter, water, and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on low to medium speed to combine. Add cocoa mixture and beat until blended.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 375 oven 20 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Adjust cooking time for 13x9x2 pan.
• Immediately pour hot chocolate frosting over warm cake; spread evenly. Completely cool cake in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares.
• Chocolate Frosting directions:.
• In a medium saucepan stir together butter, cocoa powder and buttermilk. Cook and stir until boiling; remove from heat. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on low speed until blended. Stir in walnuts in desired.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE V

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch pan.
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Beat in the sour cream and eggs. Set aside. Melt the butter on low in a saucepan, add the water and 5 tablespoons cocoa. Bring mixture to a boil then remove from heat. Allow to cool slightly, then stir cocoa mixture into the egg mixture, mixing until blended.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• For the icing: In a large saucepan, combine the milk, 5 tablespoons cocoa and 1/2 cup butter. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Stir in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla, then fold in the nuts, mixing until blended. Spread frosting over warm cake.