There is nothing better than this recipe for Texas Sheet Cake by the pioneer woman! The half sheet pan version feeds a crowd and is great for potlucks. A large thin cake, slightly chewy and dense, topped with a warm chocolate frosting dripping from the sides!
Ingredients:
For The Cake:
- 2 cs flour
- 2 cs sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tbsps (heaping) cocoa
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 c boiling water
- 1/2 c buttermilk
- 2 whole beaten eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
For Frosting:
- 1/2 c finely chopped pecans
- 1-3/4 stick butter
- 4 tbsps (heaping) cocoa
- 6 tbsps milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 lb (minus 1/2 cs) powdered sugar
Instructions:
- Firstly, in a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. in a saucepan, melt butter. add cocoa.
- Stir together. add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
- In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla.
- Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 mins.
- While cake is baking, make the icing. chop pecans finely. melt butter in a saucepan. add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake. cut into squares, eat
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