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Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

For dressing

  • 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 6 tablespoon milk
  • 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

  • Take a small-sized saucepan and add cocoa powder to it. Pour a little water. Mix and cook until it is boiled.
  • While cooking this mixture, in another container combine the baking soda with the flour. In this dry mixture add some salt.
  • Then pour the sour cream into a deep dish and then break eggs into the cream and blend both of them using the beater.
  • Pour a little vanilla into it and blend more.
  • Once you are done making the mixtures, pour the sour cream mixture into the flour and baking soda mixture. Stir both of them well.
  • When the cocoa mixture is done boiling in the saucepan, turn the heat off and then mix it with the prepared batter.
  • When well merged take your prepared baking pan out of the oven and transfer the mixture to this baking pan.
  • Start baking your ca,e, and continue to do so for 20 minutes. While the cake is getting baked, get your dressing prepared.

To make the frosting

  • In the same saucepan pour some milk and mix cocoa powder with the milk. After the complete melting of the cocoa powder, mix butter with it.
  • Add the powdered sugar to your cooking mixture. Beat well while cooking.
  • Take your cake out of the oven and get it drizzled with the frosting.
  • Let stand for 10-12 minutes and then Serve.