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great grandma’s texas sheet cake

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Baby Kato
@BabyKato
Beautiful Shore Country, NB

This recipe is posted for Culinary Quest - Texas. Recipe found at http://downhomedarling.com/great-grandmas-texas-sheet-cake/ . Heritage recipes are always the best, tried and true like this lovely cake. I cannot wait to make this tasty sounding treat.

(1 rating)
yield 6 - 12 (1 sheet cake)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For great grandma’s texas sheet cake

  • CAKE INGREDIENTS
  • 2 stick
    butter
  • 4 Tbsp
    unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 c
    water
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • dash
    salt
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking soda
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • FROSTING INGREDIENTS
  • 1 stick
    butter
  • 5 Tbsp
    unsweetened cocoa
  • 6 Tbsp
    milk
  • 1 box
    icing sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make great grandma’s texas sheet cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 18″x13″ cookie sheet.
  • 2
    Mix flour, sugar, salt, eggs, and vanilla in a bowl.
  • 3
    Mix the baking soda into the buttermilk and then add it to your other ingredients.
  • 4
    Boil butter, cocoa, and water for 2 minutes and then add it to your mixing bowl.
  • 5
    Mix well and pour batter into a greased 18×13″ cookie sheet.
  • 6
    Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes
  • 7
    While the cake is baking prepare the frosting.
  • 8
    In a medium saucepan heat butter until melted. Add cocoa and stir until it is dissolved. Add milk and vanilla and bring to a boil. Let boil for 1 minute.
  • 9
    Add confectioners sugar and stir until the sugar is well incorporated.
  • 10
    9. Pour hot frosting onto hot cake.
  • 11
    Enjoy!!!
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