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Texas Sheet Cake
Moist chocolate cake topped with rich chocolate fudge icing
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
20
servings
Calories
301
kcal
Author
Kate @ I Heart Eating
Equipment
Rimmed baking sheet
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
1/2
cup
butter
1/4
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
1
cup
water
1/2
cup
buttermilk¹
1/4
cup
fat-free plain Greek yogurt²
2
large eggs
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
2
cups
all-purpose flour
1 ¼
cups
granulated sugar
1
teaspoon
baking soda
1/2
teaspoon
salt
Chocolate Icing
1/2
cup
butter
1/4
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3
cup
buttermilk³
3
cups
powdered sugar
4
1
teaspoon
vanilla
1
cup
chopped pecans
optional
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a cookie sheet (I use a 15x11-inch rimmed cookie sheet) with edges.
Melt butter in a large saucepan.
Once butter has melted, stir in water and cocoa powder; bring to a boil.
Once at a boil, add buttermilk, and stir to combine.
Remove pan from heat.
Add the yogurt, eggs, and vanilla, and stir until well-combined.
Stir in sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined.
Bake for 15-20 minutes.
While the cake is baking prepare the icing.
For the icing, combine the butter, cocoa, and buttermilk. Bring to a boil.
Remove from heat, and add the powdered sugar, vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour icing over hot cake and spread evenly over cake.
Stir to combine.
Pour icing over hot cake and spread evenly over cake.
Sprinkle chopped nuts over icing, if using.
Let the cake sit for at least 30 minutes for the frosting to set up.
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Notes
Low-fat or full-fat ok.
2% or full-fat Greek yogurt ok. Can also sub an equal amount of buttermilk in place of the Greek yogurt.
Low-fat or full-fat ok.
The frosting should be on the thicker side. Add additional powdered sugar as needed.
Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
301
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
42
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
13
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Cholesterol:
41
mg
|
Sodium:
221
mg
|
Potassium:
96
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
30
g
|
Vitamin A:
310
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.2
mg
|
Calcium:
30
mg
|
Iron:
1.1
mg