Frosted Texas Sheet Cake Food

FROSTED TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Mix in large bowl and set aside the two cups of flour and two cups of sugar.
• In saucepan, bring 1 stick of margarine, four tablespoons of cocoa, and 1 cup of water to a boil.
• Pour boiled mixture over dry ingredients and mix well.
• Add 1/2 cup buttermilk (this is what moistens the cake!),1 teaspoons baking soda, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix well.
• After mixed, pour into 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 baking pan. Bake 25 minutes @ 400 degrees. As cake comes from oven, pour icing mixture over the top - DO THIS WHILE THE CAKE IS HOT HOT HOT!
• Make The Icing!
• Boil 4 tablespoons cocoa, 1 stick (1 cup)margarine, and 6 tablespoons of milk together for 1 minute. Add to powdered sugar and vanilla. Blend/stir until the lumps are gone, and pour over HOT cake. Let sit for 30 minutes until cool.
• This cake freezes beautifully!

THE BEST TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 18x13'' pan.
• Add water butter cocoa powder to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil.
• Meanwhile, in a separate bowl mix together the flour, sugar baking soda and salt.
• In another small bowl mix together the sour cream, eggs and vanilla.
• Add sour cream/egg mixture to the flour mixture and mix until combined.
• Once the chocolate mixture in the saucepan in boiling, remove it from heat and pour it into the batter. Mix until combined and no lumps remain.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan and smooth with a spatula to make sure it is dispersed in an even layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until set (mine is usually done around 15 minutes).
• When the cake is about half-way through cooking, prepare the frosting.

GRANDMA'S TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 10 x 15-inch jelly roll pan and set aside.
• Place butter, shortening, water and cocoa powder in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, baking soda and salt. Pour the hot butter mixture over the flour mixture. Use an electric mixer to beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
• Add eggs, vanilla extract and buttermilk. Beat on medium speed for 1 more minute.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Tap on the counter a few times to release air bubbles. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place the cake pan on a wire rack and immediately prepare the frosting.
• If your cake has a rounded top on it when it comes out of the oven, use your hands, oven mits, or a dish towel to gently press down on the top of the cake to create a flat surface. You need a relatively flat top so that the icing will not run off the sides.
• Place butter, cocoa powder and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Add the sifted confectioners' sugar and the vanilla extract; beat until smooth.
• Pour the hot frosting over the warm cake. Spread evenly, then set the cake on a wire rack to cool completely. The frosting will firm up as it cools. Slice into squares and serve!

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F; butter the bottom and sides of a 15 1/2-by-10 1/2-inch jelly roll pan.
• Whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl until combined. Whisk the sour cream, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl or large liquid measuring cup until smooth. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, add the butter, cocoa powder and 1 cup water to a medium saucepan and set over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the butter is completely melted, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the melted butter mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined. Stir in the sour cream mixture in 2 additions until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it into an even layer.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool slightly in the pan.
• For the frosting: Combine the pecans, butter and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the butter is melted and the pecans are lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cocoa powder and vanilla and remove from the heat. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar in 2 batches, alternating with the milk and mixing well after each addition.
• Immediately pour the warm frosting over the warm cake and gently spread to cover. Let the cake cool completely before slicing.

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.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE WITH FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake: Combine butter, water and cocoa in saucepan over medium heat; heat until butter melts. Add sugar, flour, salt, eggs, soda, sour cream and vanilla; mix well.
• Pour into 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan. Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• While cake is baking make frosting:.
• Combine butter, cocoa and milk in medium saucepan; bring to boil.
• Add remaining ingredients (reserving pecans for garnishing)and mix well with electric mixer.
• Remove cake from oven and while hot, spread frosting over the hot sheet cake.
• Sprinkle with chopped pecans.

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.