Texas Sheet Cake

A rich, chocolate butter cake that can be made in about 30 minutes.

Prep

15 minutes

Cook

20 minutes

Servings

24

Level

Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) Challenge Butter
  • 4 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (¼ cup)
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

Icing

  • ½ cup (1 stick) Challenge Butter
  • 4 Tablespoons (¼ cup) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 Tablespoons milk
  • 16 ounce powdered sugar (confectioner’s sugar) (typically 1 box)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter a 16x10x1 inch baking pan (or Baker’s half sheet pan.)

  • 2

    Mix flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl; set aside.

  • 3

    In a saucepan, combine butter, cocoa, and water; bring to a boil and take off heat.

  • 4

    Stir the butter/cocoa mixture into the flour/sugar mixture. Add sour cream, eggs, vanilla, baking soda and salt. Mix well.

  • 5

    Pour into prepared pan. Bake 15-20 minutes or until cake tests done.

Icing

  • 6

    In a saucepan, combine butter, cocoa, and milk. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.

  • 7

    In a mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar and vanilla.

  • 8

    Add hot butter/cocoa mixture to sugar mixture; beat well.

Notes

  • !

    Spread icing over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

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