Thursday, September 1, 2011

Yummy Texas Sheet Cake for the Holiday Weekend

This Texas sheet cake is made with sour cream and cocoa and a frosting with chopped pecans.
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
•1 cup butter
•1 cup water
•1/4 cup cocoa
•2 cups sugar
•2 cups flour
•1/8 teaspoon salt
•2 eggs
•1 teaspoon baking soda
•1/2 cup sour cream
•1 teaspoon vanilla

Cake: Combine butter, water, and cocoa in saucepan over medium heat; heat until butter melts. Add sugar, flour, salt, eggs, soda, sour cream, and vanilla; mix well. Pour in a bakeing sheet and Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Spread frosting over hot cake.

Frosting
•1/2 cup butter
•1/4 cup cocoa
•1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
•1 box (1 pound) confectioners' sugar, sifted (4 1/4 cups sifted)
•1/2 teaspoon vanilla
•1 cup chopped pecans

For frosting, combine butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add remaining ingredients and mix well with electric mixer. Add pecans then spread over the hot sheet cake.

2 comments:

  1. Spotted you at the hop! This looks delicious, you should come link up at my Freestyle Friday party!

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  2. This recipe sounds like a winner. My kids are going to love this. New follower from the Weekend Gathering. Hope you stop by for a visit. http://grandmabonniescloset.blogspot.com/

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