Grandma's Texas Sheet Cake
My grandma's Texas sheet cake recipe makes a moist chocolate cake topped with fudgy frosting. This recipe takes just 30 minutes total to make from scratch.
Servings 20 servings
Calories 301kcal
Equipment
- Rimmed baking sheet
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Chocolate Icing
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chopped pecans optional
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.½ cup butter
- Once butter has melted, stir in water and cocoa powder; bring to a boil.¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 cup water
- Once at a boil, add buttermilk, and stir to combine.½ cup buttermilk
- Remove pan from heat.
- Add the yogurt, eggs, and vanilla, and stir until well-combined.¼ cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Stir in sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
- 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.½ cup butter, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ⅓ cup buttermilk
- Remove from heat, and add the powdered sugar, vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour icing over hot cake and spread evenly over cake.3 cups powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Stir to combine.
- Pour icing over hot cake and spread evenly over cake.
- Sprinkle chopped nuts over icing, if using.1 cup chopped pecans
- Let the cake sit for at least 30 minutes for the frosting to set up.
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Notes
- Buttermilk: Low-fat or full-fat ok. If you don't have buttermilk, you can make a homemade buttermilk substitute.
- Greek yogurt or sour cream: If using Greek yogurt, fat-free, 2% or full-fat Greek yogurt is ok. For sour cream, I recommend using full-fat. You can also sub an equal amount of buttermilk in place of the Greek yogurt.
- Icing: The frosting should be on the thicker side. Add additional powdered sugar as needed.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 221mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 310IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1.1mg