Texas Sheet Cake – Grandma’s Favorite Recipe

This Texas Sheet Cake is one of my favorite cakes to make because it is easy, delicious, feeds a lot of people AND reminds me of my Grandma Velda.

It being Mother’s Day, I thought I would re-post this old family favorite recipe.

It makes approximately 20, 3 inch servings and is really yummy served with a dollop of vanilla ice cream!

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t! When I make this chocolate cake up, I only put nuts on half of it.

Most likely, there will be someone in the group who does not like nuts. I personally like it both ways. I like anything chocolate!

Texas sheet cake Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • ¼ cup cocoa
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla  

For the Frosting

  • ½ cup butter
  • 6TB milk
  •  ¼ cup cocoa
  • Small package powder sugar
  • Chopped walnuts (optional) 
 

Cake Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine flour and sugar.
  2. In a sauce pan, add butter, cocoa, and water and bring to a boil.
  3. Pour this mixture over the flour and sugar.
  4. Add buttermilk, soda, eggs and vanilla.
  5. Mix well and pour into sheet pan. (12 x 17 inches)
  6. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
 
texas sheet cake frosting

Frosting instructions

  1. In a sauce pan, bring butter, milk and cocoa to a boil.
  2. Add 16 oz. package of powder sugar and whip well.
  3. Add chopped walnuts (optional) and spread over warm cake.
  4. When cool, cut into squares.

Enjoy!

 

Texas Sheet Cake – Grandma’s Favorite Recipe

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This Texas Sheet Cake is one of my favorite cakes to make because it is easy, delicious, feeds a lot of people!

  • Prep Time10 min
  • Cook Time20 min
  • Total Time30 min
  • Yield20 Servings
  • Serving Size3 inch piece
  • Course
    • Dessert

Ingredients

    • 2 cups flour
    • 2 cups sugar
    • 1 cup butter
    • ¼ cup cocoa
    • 1 cup water
    • ½ cup buttermilk
    • 1 tsp. soda
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 tsp. vanilla  

Frosting

    • ½ cup butter
    • 6TB milk
    •  ¼ cup cocoa
    • Small package powder sugar
    • Chopped walnuts (optional) 

INSTUCTIONS

Cake Instructions

1

In a bowl, combine flour and sugar.

 
2

In a sauce pan, add butter, cocoa, and water and bring to a boil.

3

Pour this mixture over the flour and sugar.

4

Add buttermilk, soda, eggs and vanilla.

5

Mix well and pour into sheet pan. (12 x 17 inches)

6

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Frosting Instructions

7

In a sauce pan, bring butter, milk and cocoa to a boil.

8

Add chopped walnuts (optional) and spread over warm cake.

9

When cool, cut into squares.

10

Enjoy!

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Jan Howell

Jan Howell

Whether it’s a new recipe, a fun craft, or some handy tips for your garden and home, I hope to empower and inspire you with skills that you can use to create joy, improved health, and to do it in a simple way.

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