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Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake with Frosting

Here's how you make Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake with Frosting
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  • Servings: 40
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 40 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • CAKE
  • 1 cup butter (cubed)
  • 1/2 cup brewed coffee (strong brewed)
  • 1/2 cup water (or you can use 1 cup coffee)
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • FROSTING
  • 1/2 cup butter (cubed)
  • 1/4 cup cocoa (baking cocoa)
  • 1/4 cup half and half
  • 2 tablespoons half and half
  • 4 1/4 cups confectioners sugar, sifted (1 pound box)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Chopped pecans, optional (or colored sprinkles optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Make the frosting before the cake, it must be spread on a hot cake.

  • Step 2: For the cake; Combine 1 cup cold cubed butter, brewed coffee, water, and 1/4 cup cocoa in saucepan over medium heat; heat until butter melts. Add sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon eggs, baking soda, sour cream, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla; mix well.

  • Step 3: Pour into a greased 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan.

  • Step 4: Bake at 350° for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, FROST WHILE STILL HOT.

  • Step 5: For the frosting; Combine 1/2 cup of butter, 1/4 cup of cocoa, and cream or milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add the confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla mix well with electric mixer. Pour and spread over the hot cake. Top with nuts or sprinkles.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • One 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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