Best Dang Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake
Time tested, kid and adult approved. Best Dang Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake is the ultimate crowd pleaser!
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 2 cups Flour
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Butter
- 4 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 1 cup Hot Water
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 3/4 cup Buttermilk
- 2 Eggs
Chocolate Frosting:
- 1 cup Salted Butter
- 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1/4 cup Heavy Cream or Milk
- 3 1/4 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.
- Add hot water. Bring to a boil for 30 seconds. Turn off heat.Pour into flour mixture and stir.
- Add vanilla, buttermilk, and eggs and fold into mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan (approximately 18 x 13). Bake at 375 degrees for 15-18 minutes.
- While cake is baking, make the chocolate frosting. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa powder and milk. Stir until completely smooth, then turn off the heat.
- Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, cream together until smooth and creamy. Pour over warm cake.
- Cut into squares.