Texas Sheet Cake

Posted by Vanessa in Cooking, March 7, 2010

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You’re not even going to believe what today is.

Any guesses??

C’mon, friends, give me something, anything…

Okay, okay, I’ll tell you.

In just a minute, I want just one more bite of cake first.

It’s my 6-month blogiverary!  Woohoo!  Break out the sparkling apple cider!  I love that stuff, by the way.  I could drink it by the bottle.  And I have, for that matter, on more than one occasion.  Yum.

Anyways, I really can’t believe I’m still at this six months after starting a blog, and still liking it.  I do love food and trying out new recipes and it’s been a blast to share my experiences and with you.

But I have a little secret.

I’ve always hated writing.  I mean, hated it.

I’ve had to enlist help in just about anything I’ve ever written because I’ve always been awful at it and I’ll procrastinate until the last moment because I have nothing to say and don’t know how to say it even if I do.  Yuck.  Yuck.  Yuck.  But now, now I do it for fun.  Because I enjoy it.  I’m guessing because it involves food and no one’s grading me and my ministry’s reputation doesn’t depend on it.  But still, I’m shocked that this is what I choose to do in my spare time.  My very, very precious time while both my kiddos nap.  I’m sure any mom with young ones knows what I mean.  This is so crazy to me.

I do like the irony in it.  Makes me smile.

And I wanted to celebrate this day with cake.  My favorite cake.  What I always ask for whenever my mom or Aunt Karen are making dessert.  Because it’s the moistest, most awesome cake in the world.

I have to admit that I’ve tried a few different recipes of it over the past couple months because I didn’t have theirs and I thought all Texas Sheet Cake recipes were pretty much the same.  I was wrong.  So very, very wrong.  I won’t name names or point fingers, but there are people out there eating second-rate cake and that makes me sad.

But you don’t have to.

My blogiversary gift to you:  the best recipe for Texas Sheet Cake.

You’re welcome.

And thanks for reading.  You make my day.

Texas Sheet Cake

Recipe from an old cookbook of Mom's
Details
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes.
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes.
  • Ready in 40 Minutes.
  • Makes: 15 Servings
Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups white granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 sticks butter, divided
  • 8 tablespoons cocoa, divided
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon vanilla, divided
  • 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 6 tablespoons milk
Directions
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Spray bottom only of half sheet pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, sift together flour, granulated sugar and salt.
  • In a medium saucepan, bring 2 sticks butter, 4 tablespoons cocoa and water to a boil. Remove from heat.
  • In a small bowl, beat together eggs, baking soda, buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  • Now add the butter mixture and the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture. Mix well.
  • Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
  • About 5-10 minutes before the cake is done, make the frosting. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 stick butter, 4 tablespoons cocoa and milk until cocoa is well incorporated and the butter is melted.
  • Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, vanilla and pecans. Stir to combine.
  • As soon as you take the cake out of the oven, pour frosting right over warm cake and spread to cover.
  • Let cool and serve at room temperature.
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5 Responses to “Texas Sheet Cake”

  1. Cherrie Jahosky says:
    March 7, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    This blog is great. How did you come up witht he idea? 4 9 8

  2. Jerrica Tibbetts says:
    March 8, 2010 at 12:59 am

    How often do you write your blogs? I enjoy them a lot 2 7 8

  3. vanessa says:
    March 14, 2010 at 6:19 am

    I try to write about 3 times a week. But that always depends on how life’s going, but that’s my goal. Thanks for reading!

  4. vanessa says:
    March 14, 2010 at 6:19 am

    Well, I love food and trying new recipes, so I thought it’d be fun to share the good ones with others…and thus, this blog.

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