Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake is perfect for a crowd. The frosting is so good you can eat it with a spoon and the cake is so moist it will last a week if well covered…but no worries…I promise, it won’t last that long!
It took me years (about 30) to make this chocolate Texas sheet cake, but the rabbit catcher was pretty happy when I served it. My son liked it, too but he likes everything and he loves chocolate cake! So hell. I’m going to give you another chocolate cake recipe. This chocolate cake is moist and tender, easy to make, no mixer required and the frosting is killer.
Plus, it is meant to be made for large crowds, hence the name sheet cake. No cute three layer cake here, folks. This one is the bake in a pan, take to the bake sale cake. Or take to the potluck, cake. You could serve it with ice cream, but I’m a purist kind of girl. Just give me a glass of milk and I’m happy.
How did Texas Sheet Cake originate?
During the ’50’s German chocolate cake was becoming pretty popular. Apparently a newspaper in Dallas picked up the recipe for German chocolate cake which became quite popular. Somehow this recipe morphed into this Texas sheet cake and the rest is history. Much easier than baking a three layer German chocolate cake , a Texas sheet cake is baked in a 13 x 9 pan and is made in one bowl. No mixer required.
Texas Sheet Cake Ingredients:
Being married to a Texan for so long, I know how much he loves pecans. German chocolate cake has a layer of pecan filling and though this Texas sheet cake does not, it is often topped with crushed pecans. Frankly, I prefer the cake and the frosting just the way I made it, but if you are so inclined, feel free to load the top with chopped pecans! Texas sheet cake always has buttermilk and that is what makes this cake tender while giving it a softer texture.
The rabbit catcher is from Houston. “Uston” to be exact. A long u please.. That’s how they all say it when they talk and catch up, y’all. We met in Colorado where we both moved to escape our various climates and to go to school. Yes, I did go to school kids, even if I met your daddy there. And I did graduate and not just with an MRS, as some like to say.
Thirty some years later we are both still here. But I think the rabbit catcher’s parents have always blamed me for not getting their boy back to Texas. And what can I say? I may not have brought the boy back, but Texas is still in his DNA.
Now the rabbit catcher loves his bbq. He loves his TexMex. And he loves his beer. Now he loves this cake. But I gotta tell ya’. He had never heard of this cake. When I told him it was a Texas sheet cake, “He said-a what? It doesn’t taste like sh–.” His hearing isn’t so good either.
Yeah, the rabbit catcher’s humor is surely interesting. When I explained a Texas sheet cake is called a Texas sheet cake by virtue of the fact that it is baked on a sheet or a large pan, he wondered why he’d never heard of it before. I don’t know rabbit catcher, but I’m sho glad ya liked it.
So now Father’s Day is upon us. I don’t have to look at a calendar to know this. When you read many blogs you know what holidays are coming up, by the topics people write about. I can tell you without a doubt that men like meat. They like bbq and nachos. And lasagne. They love steak and hot sauce. The hotter, the better.
My man likes his cigars, his special tequilas and mezcal. And I mustn’t leave out hamburgers or hot dogs or brownies or cake or watermelon. Yes, it is pretty clear to me what dads like to eat. FOOD. And as long as it is prepared by someone else, things are pretty, pretty good.
So y’all. If you got a big group gathering this weekend, this is most definitely the cake to bake or make. Or take. Wow, Mondays are so eloquent! And I can attest to the fact that it keeps for a good 7 days not refrigerated, and still tastes sweet and moist and plain old delicious. Make the dads happy. Make anyone happy. If chocolate is their thing, this oughta do.
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Texas Sheet Cake (Chocolate Style)
- Prep Time: 20 Minutes
- Cook Time: 25 Minutes
- Total Time: 45 Minutes
- Yield: 12 - 16 Servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
2 c sugar
2 c flour
2 sticks melted butter
4 T unsweetened cocoa
1 c coffee (room temperature)
2 eggs
1/2 c buttermilk
1 t baking soda
1 t vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
Frosting:
1 stick butter
4 T cocoa
6 T milk
1 t vanilla
1 pound powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400. Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
In large bowl, mix together sugar and flour.
In pot, melt butter. Add cocoa and coffee and heat until boiling. Remove from heat. Pour over sugar/flour mixture. Stir well.
Mix eggs, buttermilk, baking soda and vanilla in large measuring cup. Stir into cocoa mixture.
Scrape into greased pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
While cake is baking, prepare frosting. Melt butter in large bowl in microwave. Whisk in cocoa, milk and vanilla. Add powdered sugar and beat well. Spread over cake while both are still warm.
To test if cake is ready, insert a toothpick or cake tester. It should come out with tiny crumbs sticking to it and the sides of the cake should be pulled slightly away from the edge of the pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Now pour and smooth icing over the top. Chips will melt into the frosting and cake. If needed to get frosting to spread well, place cake back in turned off oven for about 5 minutes. Spread again if needed. Take out and place on rack. Let cool. Frosting will harden as it cools.
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Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats
Friday 8th of June 2018
Looks so chocolatey and delicious! Thanks for sharing at Friday Frenzy Link Party! Hope you come back and party with us again this week :) PINNED!
Anonymous
Monday 12th of March 2018
Saved as a favorite, I really like your site!
Denise Browning
Thursday 26th of October 2017
Oh, my! Could not take these out of my sight... and mouth. Yummy in the tummy!
Bacon Fatte
Saturday 29th of April 2017
Pinned, and I can't wait to try this recipe! It's just perfect for everyday chocolate cravings! (I can't be the only one who has those... Right?!) ;-)
claudia lamascolo
Friday 28th of April 2017
I dont think there is a better chocolate cake on earth than this recipe!