Texas Sheet Cake
also called Texas chocolate sheet cake · chocolate sheet cake · sheet cake
- Bakery
- Meat and Three
- serves 24
- recipe says 45 min
- Cakes & Loaves
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The table
| Grease a 13x18-in sheet pan | |||||
| Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) | |||||
| 1 cup(225 g)unsalted butter | boil | whisk | whisk | bake at 350°F for 20 min | pour |
| 1 cup(240 mL)water | |||||
| 1/4 cup(25 g)unsweetened cocoa powder | |||||
| 2 cups(250 g)all-purpose flour | |||||
| 2 cups(400 g)granulated sugar | |||||
| 1 tsp(6 g)baking soda | |||||
| 1/2 tsp(3 g)table salt | |||||
| 2 largeeggs | |||||
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)buttermilk | |||||
| 1 tsp(5 mL)vanilla extract | |||||
| 1/2 cup(115 g; melted)salted butter | whisk, then stir in the pecans | ||||
| 3 Tbs(18 g)unsweetened cocoa powder | |||||
| 1/4 cup(60 mL)whole milk | |||||
| 3 cups(340 g)powdered sugar | |||||
| 1 cup(110 g; toasted)chopped pecans | |||||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
Before anything else
3boil
4whisk
goes in with what step 3 made
5whisk
goes in with what step 4 made
7whisk, then stir in the pecans
Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 20 min5 of 6 steps give no time
- Needs you
- none given
boil
not timedfrom the start
whisk, then stir in the pecans
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whisk
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whisk
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bake at 350°F for 20 min
20 minwalk away(we think)from the start
pour
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- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need 13x18-in sheet pan · oven
See how it is written
>> title: Texas Sheet Cake
>> category: Cakes & Loaves
>> tags: chocolate, sheet cake, buttermilk, oven
>> counters: Bakery, Meat and Three
>> aka: Texas chocolate sheet cake, chocolate sheet cake, sheet cake
>> servings: 24
>> time: 45 min
Grease a #13x18-in sheet pan{}.
Preheat the #oven{} to 350°F (175°C).
Boil @unsalted butter{1%cup}(225 g), @water{1%cup}(240 mL), @unsweetened cocoa powder{1/4%cup}(25 g).
Whisk @all-purpose flour{2%cup}(250 g), @granulated sugar{2%cup}(400 g), @baking soda{1%tsp}(6 g), @table salt{1/2%tsp}(3 g) into @&(~1)cocoa mixture{}.
Whisk @eggs{2%large}, @buttermilk{1/2%cup}(120 mL), @vanilla extract{1%tsp}(5 mL) into @&(~1)batter{}.
Bake @&(~1)batter{} at 350°F for ~{20%min}.
>> step: whisk, then stir in the pecans
Whisk @salted butter{1/2%cup}(115 g; melted), @unsweetened cocoa powder{3%Tbs}(18 g), @whole milk{1/4%cup}(60 mL), @powdered sugar{3%cup}(340 g), then stir in @chopped pecans{1%cup}(110 g; toasted).
Pour @&(~1)icing{} over @&(6)warm cake{}.