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Texas Sheet Cake Bites
Some say that Texas Sheet Cake originated in a newspaper in Texas, others say it’s because it’s the size of Texas. Regardless, the chocolate cake we all know and love as Texas Sheet Cake is a large chocolate sheet cake that is smothered in frosting as soon as it comes out of the oven. This creates an amazingly rich and smooth texture. I altered my favorite Texas Sheet Cake recipe to create 24 bites! A soft cake bite topped with a silky melted chocolate frosting. The frosting sets up as it cools, making them easy to transport or add to holiday treat plates.
Texas Sheet Cake Bites Ingredients
Dry Ingredients: all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking cocoa. Wet Ingredients: water, butter, egg, milk, vinegar, vanilla. Frosting Ingredients: baking cocoa, butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla. Topping: chopped walnuts or pecans, sprinkles, mini chocolate chips---or just leave them plain!
How To Make Texas Sheet Cake Bites
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a saucepan heat water, butter, and cocoa powder over med-high heat. Stir and remove from heat once it comes to a boil.
- In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, and salt.
- Pour hot mixture over dry ingredients and mix well.
- In a small bowl combine milk, egg, baking soda, vinegar, and vanilla.
- Add egg mixture to the cake batter and mix well.
- Grease a mini muffin/cupcake pan (one that can bake 24 mini muffins/cupcakes at a time).
- Pour cake batter into the cupcake pan, filling each cup ¾ full. Note: This cake batter is runny, but that's the way it's supposed to be. It's easiest to pour it from a glass measuring cup with a spout or use a cookie scoop to divide up the batter.
- Bake cake bites for 12 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cake bites to cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
- While the cake bites cool, beat the frosting ingredients together until fluffy and smooth in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave the frosting for 30 seconds until melted and smooth. This makes it easy to dip the cake bites into.
- Dip the top of each cake bite into the melted frosting.
- Sprinkle with chopped nuts, if desired.
- Place the cake bites onto a platter or rack to set up.
Store the cake bites in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Texas Sheet Cake Bites Recipe
Texas Sheet Cake Bites
Everything you love about Texas sheet cake in bite-sized form! Mini bites of chocolate cake covered in melted frosting. You'll love these Texas sheet cake bites!
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Servings: 24
Calories: 140kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup water
- 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder (baking cocoa)
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons vinegar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Frosting
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 3 Tbsp. baking cocoa
- 3 Tbsp. milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Toppings
- ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts optional
Instructions
Cake Bites Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Heat butter, water, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir as butter melts. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.
- Slowly pour the butter/chocolate mixture over the dry ingredients. Stir.
- Mix eggs, milk, vinegar, baking soda and vanilla together in a small bowl. Add to the large bowl and mix until combined.
- Pour batter into a greased mini muffin pan.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Let cake bites cool for 5-10 minutes before removing them from the pan and letting them cool on a baking rack.To easily remove cake bites, run a sharp knife along the edge of each cake bite to loosen.
Frosting Instructions
- In a microwave-safe bowl beat butter, powdered sugar, baking cocoa, milk, and vanilla together until fluffy. Microwave frosting for 30 seconds until smooth and melted.
- Dip the top of each cake bite into the melted frosting. Sprinkle with chopped nuts, if desired. Allow frosting to set up before eating.
Notes
Wrap leftovers with a sheet of plastic wrap.
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcal
Brandy says
Hi everyone! Brandy here, Texas sheet cake is my favorite cake, and these mini bites are so yummy and legit. The perfect bite-sized treat. Yum.