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Wednesday, May 31

White Texas Sheet Cake


Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 1/2 cup light or regular sour cream
  • 1 1/2 tsp. almond extract not imitation
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda

Frosting

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup milk heaviest
  • 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp almond extract

Instructions

  • Place butter and water in saucepan and bring to a boil
  • Let it cool a bit.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, beaten eggs, sour cream, almond extract, salt and baking soda. Mix to combine
  • Add in water mixture. Stir to combine.
  • Spray a 15″ x 10″ jelly roll pan with cooking spray, bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes just until lightly brown
  • Let cool 30 minutes

Frosting:

  • Combine and bring to boil: butter and milk
  • Then add 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 1 tsp. almond extract Stir until smooth
  • Frost cake and eat!
    Image and recipe from Your Home Based Mom

Texas Sheet Cake

 3/4 Pound (3 cubes) Butter

4 TBS Cocoa

1 Cup Water

2 Cups Flour

2 Cups Sugar

1/2 Cup buttermilk

2 Eggs

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla


Icing:


1/2 Cup butter

4 TBS cocoa

6 TBS milk

1 lb powdered sugar

1-1 1/2 Cups pecans chopped

1 tsp vanilla

Melt and bring to boil butter, cocoa and water.  Sift together flour and sugar.  Pour hot mixture into sugar mixture then add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla.  Mix well.  Pour into 1/2 Sheet Pan and bake at 375 for 20 minutes.  Prepare icing while cake bakes.  In sauce pan bring to boil butter, cocoa, and milk; add powdered sugar and beat in; add pecans and vanilla.   Pour over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.  Let cool and serve.