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frosted texas sheet cake with walnuts
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Melt In Your Mouth Texas Sheet Cake

This melt in your mouth Texas sheet cake has been a family favorite dessert for years and years. It's easy to make and serves a crowd. Spread the homemade frosting over the warm cake and sprinkle with pecans or walnuts. Perfection!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate cake, sheet cake, texas sheet cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 15
Calories 468kcal

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder (baking cocoa)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 Tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Toppings

  • 1 cup pecans or walnuts chopped

Instructions

Cake 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 12" x 17" baking half-sheet pan (jelly roll pan).
  • Bake for 25 minutes.

Frosting Instructions

  • Cream butter in a mixing bowl. Add baking cocoa, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Beat on high until fluffy.
  • Spread over hot cake. Chop pecans and sprinkle over finish cake.

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Notes

Wrap leftovers with a sheet of plastic wrap.

Nutrition

Calories: 468kcal