The most delicious classic Texas Sheet Cake. A chocolatey, moist, and flavorful cake with a smooth chocolate frosting. This cake is a crowd favorite and it feeds up to 25 people! The best part? This sheet pan cake comes together in no time at all, and the recipe is simple and easy to follow! I promise, once you make this cake, you’ll want to make it again and again! Let’s get cooking.

What Do I Need To Make Texas Sheet Cake

FOR THE CAKE

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup hot water
• 5 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FOR THE FROSTING

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 5 Tablespoons dark cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

How to Make Texas Sheet Cake

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line a large 11X17-inch, rimmed baking sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

FOR THE CAKE:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt.
2. In a medium saucepan, add the butter and water. Sift in the cocoa powder. Bring the mixture to a boil.
3. Pour over the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Add the sour cream, eggs, and vanilla and mix until combined.
4. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cake is evenly baked and springs back lightly to the touch.

WHILE THE CAKE BAKES, MAKE THE FROSTING. 

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa, milk, vanilla, and salt. Heat, stirring constantly until the mixture comes to a simmer. Immediately remove from the heat and whisk in the powdered sugar gradually until the frosting is smooth.
2. Keep the frosting warm if the cake is not finished baking.
3. Pour the warm frosting over the warm cake and spread evenly. Serve the cake warm or at room temperature.

Chocolate Chocolate Cake

If you have been reading, you know by now that this Texas Sheet Cake is a chocolate cake, with chocolate frosting. The secret and key to this recipe are using a good quality dark cocoa powder.

I know, I know, I am typically a milk chocolate fan, but in this recipe to get the deep rich flavor, you will want a dark chocolate cocoa powder. I have the Hershey brand and I like it!

You will also notice that this recipe has a lot of chocolate cocoa powder in both the cake and the chocolate frosting. That is on purpose.

Sometimes I find sheet cakes like this to lack flavor, and with my recipe, the cake will scream chocolate!

Try it and let me know how you like it!

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