Texas Cheesecake Sheet Cake Food

TEXAS CHEESECAKE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Measure out 1 cup of dry cake mix and reserve.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together remaining dry cake mix, 1 egg, and oil (mixture will be crumbly).
• Press crust mixture evenly into bottom of a greased 13 x 9 pan.
• In the same bowl, blend cream cheese and sugar together.
• Add 3 eggs and reserved cake mix and beat 1 minute on medium.
• Turn mixer to low setting and gradually add milk, lemon juice and vanilla and mix until smooth.
• Pour into crumb crust.
• Bake at 300° for 45 to 55 minutes, or until center is firm.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Spoon pie filling on top of cheesecake, cover and chill at least 1 hour before serving.
• Store in refrigerator.
• Baked cheesecake freezes great if it is well-wrapped. Wait to top it with pie filling until it has thawed.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-by-13-inch sheet cake pan.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add 1 cup of water and bring the mixture to a boil. Remove from the heat and whisk in the flour and sugar until incorporated. Stir in the eggs, sour cream and almond extract. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until golden on top, about 20 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for 20 minutes.
• For the ganache: Place the chocolate chips in a large heatproof bowl. In a medium saucepan, bring the cream and corn syrup to a boil, stirring to combine. Pour the cream mixture over the chocolate chips and whisk until smooth. Pour the ganache over the cake, using a spatula to cover the cake completely.

CHOCOLATE TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the butter, water and cocoa just to a boil. Immediately remove from the heat. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture. Combine the eggs and sour cream; stir into butter mixture until blended. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a large bowl, cream the butter and confectioners' sugar. Add cocoa, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Spread over cake.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the butter, water and cocoa to a boil. Remove from the heat. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; add to cocoa mixture. Stir in the sour cream until smooth. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., In a small saucepan, melt butter; add milk and cocoa. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour over warm cake. Cool completely on a wire rack.

TEXAS CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix together crushed chips and melted margarine, then press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350.
• Beat cream cheese and egg in a food processor or mixing bowl until well blended.
• Mix in colby/jack cheese, chilies, garlic powder, and Tabasco sauce.
• Pour mixture over crust.
• Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
• When cake is done, remove from oven and spread sour cream over cheesecake.
• Loosen cheesecake from rim of pan by running a sharp, thin knife around inside rim.
• Let cheesecake cool before removing pan ring.
• Top with red bell pepper, green onion, and sliced olives.
• Refrigerate several hours, then serve with chips or crackers.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch cake pan.
• Combine butter, water, and cocoa powder for cake in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until butter has melted and mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl.
• Add melted butter mixture to the flour mixture, then add buttermilk-egg mixture and beat until thoroughly combined. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract for the frosting in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until butter melts, then stir in powdered sugar. Spread frosting over the warm cake.