Texas Sheet Cake Aka Best Chocolate Cake Ever Food

TEXAS SHEET CAKE A.K.A. BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE EVER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a half-size sheet pan and set aside. (I use and LOVE this pan.)
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and salt. In a medium size saucepan over medium high heat, melt butter and then add the cocoa. Whisk to combine.
• Add boiling water to the saucepan and allow the mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then remove from the heat. Pour the chocolate mixture over the flour mixture, and stir to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, beaten eggs, vanilla and baking soda. Stir this mixture into the first mixture. Pour into your sheet cake pan (or the pan of your preference) and bake for 20 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add cocoa and whisk to combine, then remove from heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Whisk to combine. Add the pecans, if desired and stir to combine. Pour the frosting over the warm cake. Enjoy!

BEST-EVER TEXAS SHEET CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Melt 2 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix and next 4 ingredients with mixer until blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Pour into 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 20 to 22 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 min.
• Meanwhile, microwave remaining chocolate and COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 1 min. Cool 15 min.
• Spread COOL WHIP mixture onto cake; sprinkle with nuts.

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.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST DARK CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F (oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Line bottom of a 17 x 11-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment paper.
• For the cake; in a saucepan combine the butter with brewed coffee and sifted cocoa powder; bring to a boil then simmer for about 30 seconds, remove from heat then place in a large heat-proof or plastic bowl.
• Add in sugar and vanilla whisk until all the sugar granules are dissolved; cool for about 20 minutes.
• Whisk in eggs and sour cream together until well blended then add to the chocolate mixture; mix until blended.
• In a small bowl mix together flour with baking soda and salt; add to the chocolate batter and mix until combined (batter will be thin).
• Mix in chocolate chips.
• Pour the batter into prepared jelly-roll pan.
• Bake for about 18-20 minutes (watch closely this cake takes very little time to bake!).
• Cool cake completely before slicing.
• For the frosting; cream the butter in a medium bowl.
• Add in desired amount of cocoa powder, vanilla and confectioners sugar and cream; beat using an electric mixer until desired consistancy is achieved (you may need additional cream or confectioners sugar).
• Frost cooled cake.

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.

TEX-MEX CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE - THE BEST!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Line bottom with waxed paper; grease and flour paper.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
• Whisk cocoa and boiling water in medium bowl until smooth.
• Stir cocoa into dry ingredients with a rubber spatula.
• (Mixture will be dry.) Whisk eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and butter in medium bowl.
• Whisk buttermilk mixture into cocoa mixture, until smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Make frosting:.
• Meanwhile, place Ibarra chocolate (or semisweet chocolate and cinnamon) and butter in medium microwaveproof bowl.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap, turning back one section to vent.
• Microwave on High 1 1/2 minutes, until chocolate is melted; stir until smooth.
• Add cream.
• Cover and microwave 1 1/2 minutes more, just until cream is hot.
• Stir until frosting is completely smooth and shiny.
• Cool cake in pan on wire rack 5 minutes.
• Pour frosting evenly over hot cake.
• Sprinkle pecans over top.
• Cool cake completely.
• Serve immediately. Good with vanilla ice cream, if desired. Refrigerate any leftovers.
• Makes 12 servings.