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Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

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This recipe for Texas Sheet Cake is from SMARTT SISTER'S, Smith origins Cooking!, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We'll help you start your own personal cookbook! It's easy and fun. Click here to start your own cookbook!
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
TX Sheet Cake:

* 2 cups all-purpose flour (250 g)
* 2 cups white sugar (400 g)
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon for traditional TX sheet cake
* ½ teaspoon salt
* ½ cup sour cream
* 2 eggs
* 1 cup butter
* 1 cup espresso
* 6 tablespoons (generous) unsweetened cocoa powder
Icing:
* 6 tablespoons milk
* 5 generous TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
* ½ cup butter
* 4 cups confectioners' sugar (*) (512 g)
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extrac
* 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
* 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan. (This is a smaller pan for thicker cake with increased cooking time - be careful not to dry out)
2. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in espresso and cocoa powder. Bring mixture to a boil then remove from the heat. Allow to cool slightly.
3. Make cake: Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat in sour cream and eggs.
4. Stir cooled cocoa mixture into step 3 mixture until blended.
5. Pour batter into the prepared pan. (Batter will be thin)
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost clean, about 30-40 minutes.
6. While the cake is baking, make icing.

ICING
1. Combine milk, espresso powder, cocoa powder, and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
2. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.
3. Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla,
4. Fold in walnuts, mixing until blended.
5. Spread icing over warm cake.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Super easy!!! Make it in an aluminum pan - no cleanup of pan

 

 

 

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