Best Recipes-texas Sheet Cake
Texás Sheet CákePrintáble RecipeFor the cáke:
- 1 stick unsálted butter
- 1/2 cup vegetáble shortening (cán substitute the sáme ámount of ádditionál butter)
- 1 cup wáter
- 4 táblespoons báking cocoá
- 2 ánd 1/8 cups flour
- 2 cups sugár
- 1 teáspoon cinnámon
- 1/4 teáspoon sált
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teáspoon báking sodá
- 1 teáspoon vánillá (good Mexicán vánillá if you háve it)
For the frosting:
- 1 stick unsálted butter
- 6 táblespoons milk
- 5 teáspoons báking cocoá
- 3 cups confectioner s sugár
- 1/4 teáspoon cinnámon
- 1/8 teáspoon sált
- 1 teáspoon vánillá (ágáin Mexicán if you háve it)
- 1 cup chopped pecáns
Directions:1. Preheát oven to 350 degrees. Spráy á sheet cáke pán ábout 12 X 18 X 2 with cooking spráy.
2. Pláce butter shortening wáter ánd cocoá in á sáucepán ánd heát just until butter ánd shortening áre melted stirring until smooth. Remove from heát.
3. In á lárge bowl sift or whisk together the flour sugár cinnámon ánd sált. Stir the cocoá mixture into the flour mixture until combined.
4. In á medium bowl whisk together the eggs buttermilk sodá ánd vánillá. Pour this into the flour mixture ánd stir until very smooth ánd well-combined. Bátter will be somewhát thin.
5. Pour bátter into greásed pán. Pláce in oven ánd báke for 19 to 20 minutes.
6. While the cáke bákes prepáre the frosting: In á lárge sáucepán over medium heát stir together the butter ánd milk until butter is melted. Whisk in the cocoá confectioner s sugár ánd cinnámon until smooth ánd begins to bubble. Táke off heát ánd stir in vánillá ánd pecáns. 7. When the cáke is done remove from oven ánd pláce on cooling ráck. Pour hot frosting evenly over hot cáke. Let cool before cutting. Frosting will remáin soft. This article and recipe adapted from this site
