Name: The BEST Texas Sheet Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 15, 15 people
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 cup water ((240 ml)); 1 cup butter ((227 g)); 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder ((22.5 g)); 2 cups all-purpose flour ((240 g)); 2 cups granulated sugar ((400 g)); 1 teaspoon baking soda ((5 g)); 1/2 teaspoon salt ((2.5 g)); 1/2 cup sour cream ((120 g)); 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ((5 ml)); 6 Tablespoons milk ((90 ml)); 1/2 cup butter ((115 g)); 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar ((450 g))

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The BEST Texas Sheet Cake

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 15 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

24% of a 2,000 cal day

481KCAL

Protein

3g7% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat21g

28%

Saturated12g

58%

Unsaturated10g

—

Total Carbs70g

26%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars57g

—

incl. Added Sugars56g

100%

Starch13g

—

Sodium291mg

13%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A rich, fudgy chocolate sheet cake baked in a jelly roll pan and topped with warm chocolate frosting. Incredibly easy and fast—ready in just 30 minutes—this is pure decadent comfort.

Ingredients

15 SERVINGS

1 cupwater — 240 ml
227 gbutter — 1 cup
22½ gunsweetened cocoa powder — 3 tbsp
240 gall-purpose flour — 2 cup
400 ggranulated sugar — 2 cup
5 gbaking soda — 1 tsp
2½ gsalt — ½ tsp
120 gsour cream — ½ cup
2large eggs
1 tspvanilla extract — 5 ml
6 tbspmilk — 90 ml
115 gbutter — ½ cup
450 gpowdered sugar — 3¾ cup

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Method

30m total

Read the method on Tastes Better From ScratchLauren Allen’s original page

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