Texas Chocolate Frosting Recipes

TEXAS SHEET CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE BUTTERMILK FROSTING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 10 x 15-inch rimmed baking sheet ( jelly roll pan ); set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cocoa powder, and water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat chocolate mixture into dry mixture until thoroughly blended. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, and buttermilk. Blend well and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Sift confectioners' sugar and add to cocoa and buttermilk mixture along with vanilla. Beat until smooth, adding more buttermilk or confectioners' sugar, as needed.
• If desired, stir coarsely chopped pecans into warm frosting.
• Pour warm chocolate frosting over warm cake, spreading evenly. Top frosted cake with chopped pecans, if desired.
• Place cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly before cutting.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE A.K.A. BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE EVER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a half-size sheet pan and set aside. (I use and LOVE this pan.)
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and salt. In a medium size saucepan over medium high heat, melt butter and then add the cocoa. Whisk to combine.
• Add boiling water to the saucepan and allow the mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then remove from the heat. Pour the chocolate mixture over the flour mixture, and stir to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, beaten eggs, vanilla and baking soda. Stir this mixture into the first mixture. Pour into your sheet cake pan (or the pan of your preference) and bake for 20 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add cocoa and whisk to combine, then remove from heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Whisk to combine. Add the pecans, if desired and stir to combine. Pour the frosting over the warm cake. Enjoy!

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.