Everything you love about Texas sheet cake in bite-sized form! Mini bites of chocolate cake covered in melted frosting that sets up smooth and silky. You’ll love these Texas sheet cake bites!
You might also like our Texas sheet cake cookies, our Rocky Road Texas sheet cake, or our Rocky Road cookies!
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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 3/4 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.
Note: To easily remove the cake bites, run a sharp knife around the edge of each cake bite to release.
- 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
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder (baking cocoa)
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Frosting
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 3 Tbsp. baking cocoa
- 3 Tbsp. milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Toppings
- 1/2 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
Nutrition
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