Makeover Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake Recipes

THE BEST TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 18x13'' pan.
• Add water butter cocoa powder to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil.
• Meanwhile, in a separate bowl mix together the flour, sugar baking soda and salt.
• In another small bowl mix together the sour cream, eggs and vanilla.
• Add sour cream/egg mixture to the flour mixture and mix until combined.
• Once the chocolate mixture in the saucepan in boiling, remove it from heat and pour it into the batter. Mix until combined and no lumps remain.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan and smooth with a spatula to make sure it is dispersed in an even layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until set (mine is usually done around 15 minutes).
• When the cake is about half-way through cooking, prepare the frosting.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch cake pan.
• Combine butter, water, and cocoa powder for cake in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until butter has melted and mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl.
• Add melted butter mixture to the flour mixture, then add buttermilk-egg mixture and beat until thoroughly combined. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract for the frosting in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until butter melts, then stir in powdered sugar. Spread frosting over the warm cake.

MAKEOVER CHOCOLATE TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Sheet Cake:.
• In a saucepan, bring the butter, water and cocoa to a boil. Remove from the heat.
• Combine the flours, Splenda blend, baking soda and salt; stir into the butter mixture, blending well.
• Combine the eggs, sour cream and applesauce; stir into butter mixture until blended.
• Transfer to a 15-in x 10-in x 1-in baking pan coated with nonstick spray.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 18-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Frosting:.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar.
• Add cocoa, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.
• Spread over cake.