Original Texas Sheet Cake With Buttermilk Recipes

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat the inside of a rimmed half sheet baking pan with non-stick cooking spray that has flour in it. Set aside.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Combine water, cocoa powder, and butter in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, whisking often. Remove from heat, pour into the bowl with dry ingredients. Mix together until just combined.
• Add buttermilk and eggs and mix to combine. The batter will be thin.
• Pour batter into prepared baking sheet. Make sure it's distributed evenly.
• Bake for 15-to 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the cake bounces back when lightly touched.
• Remove from oven and place baking sheet on a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
• In a medium saucepan, heat over medium heat buttermilk, butter and cocoa until bubbly. Mix in sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add in nuts and blend until incorporated.
• Spread frosting over the entire cake, spreading into an even layer. Let frosting set before cutting the cake into 15 slices. Store any leftovers in an air-tight container or cover the baking sheet with plastic wrap.

ORIGINAL TEXAS SHEET CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° and have ready a greased jelly roll pan (10 1/2″ x 15 1/2″) lined with parchment paper to fit. If you do not have a jelly roll pan, use greased 9"x13" casserole dish, and see notes below.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside until ready to use.
• Add butter, cocoa, and coffee to a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Once the mixture reaches a boil, whisk for 30 seconds and pour over the flour mixture. Stir until evenly mixed.
• In a small bowl or measuring pitcher, combine buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla. Add the buttermilk mixture to the bowl and stir to combine.
• Pour the batter into the pan and smooth over the top. Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until the center springs back slightly when gently poked. Start on the icing as soon as the cake comes out of the oven.
• While the cake is baking, toast the pecans (if using). Add the pecan halves to a dry pan over medium-low heat and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat as soon as the pecans become fragrant. Do not allow to burn. Set aside until ready to use.
• Once the cake is out of the oven, add the butter, cocoa, milk, and salt to a large saucepan over medium heat and stir. Allow butter to melt, then stir in the powdered sugar, until smooth and add the vanilla. If using pecans, add about 2/3 of them now.
• Pour the icing over the warm cake and spread to the edges. Sprinkle the remaining pecans evenly over the top, if using. Set aside and allow the icing to set. Serve and enjoy.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE BUTTERMILK FROSTING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 10 x 15-inch rimmed baking sheet ( jelly roll pan ); set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cocoa powder, and water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat chocolate mixture into dry mixture until thoroughly blended. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, and buttermilk. Blend well and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Sift confectioners' sugar and add to cocoa and buttermilk mixture along with vanilla. Beat until smooth, adding more buttermilk or confectioners' sugar, as needed.
• If desired, stir coarsely chopped pecans into warm frosting.
• Pour warm chocolate frosting over warm cake, spreading evenly. Top frosted cake with chopped pecans, if desired.
• Place cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly before cutting.

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.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE VI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12x18 inch sheet pan. In a saucepan, combine coffee, 1 cup butter and 5 tablespoons cocoa. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, white sugar, baking soda and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in eggs, sour cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well, then beat in cocoa mixture. Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Frost while still warm.
• To make the Frosting: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, milk and 6 tablespoons cocoa. Bring to a boil, reduce temperature and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and blend in the confectioners' sugar. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and chopped pecans. Spread on cake while still warm.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the butter, water and cocoa to a boil. Remove from the heat. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; add to cocoa mixture. Stir in the sour cream until smooth. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., In a small saucepan, melt butter; add milk and cocoa. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour over warm cake. Cool completely on a wire rack.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch cake pan.
• Combine butter, water, and cocoa powder for cake in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until butter has melted and mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl.
• Add melted butter mixture to the flour mixture, then add buttermilk-egg mixture and beat until thoroughly combined. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract for the frosting in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until butter melts, then stir in powdered sugar. Spread frosting over the warm cake.

BUTTERMILK FROSTED TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Grease 15x10x1 inch baking pan; set aside.
• combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan combine butter, cocoa powder and 1 cup water.
• Bring mixture just to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Add the chocolate mixture to dry mixture and beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until thoroughly combined.
• Add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
• Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin).
• Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven about 25 minutes or until wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cake.
• Pour warm chocolate buttermilk frosting over the warm cake, spreading evenly.
• Place cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly before cutting.
• Chocolate-Buttermilk Frosting: In a medium saucepan combine butter, cocoa powder and buttermilk.
• Bring to boiling.
• Remove from heat.
• Add sifted powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth.
• If desired, stir in 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans.

CLASSIC TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar and salt; set aside.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1 cup butter, the water and 3 tablespoons baking cocoa to boiling. Remove from heat. Pour over flour mixture in bowl; stir until well mixed. Add buttermilk, baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the eggs; stir until well blended. Pour into pan, spreading evenly.
• Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, in another 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter, 3 tablespoons baking cocoa and the milk to simmering. Remove from heat. Beat in powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla with whisk until smooth. Stir in pecans.
• Pour frosting over hot cake. Cool completely before cutting, about 1 hour.