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Double Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake Recipe
Servings:
18
Prep Time:
10
minutes
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Cook Time:
20
minutes
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Total Time:
30
minutes
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Author:
Sandy / Reluctant Entertainer
Course:
Dessert
This Double Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake Recipe feeds a crowd, perfect for Memorial Day or Fourth of July entertaining!
Ingredients
1
cup
butter
1
cup
water
1/2
cup
cocoa
2
cups
sugar
2
cups
flour
1/4
teaspoon
salt
2
eggs
1
teaspoon
baking soda
1/2
cup
sour cream
1
teaspoon
vanilla
1 1/2
cups
chocolate chips
,
or chunks
FROSTING:
1/2
cup
butter
1/4
cup
cocoa
1/4
cup
plus 2 tablespoons milk
1
box
,
1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted (4 1/4 cups sifted)
1/2
teaspoon
vanilla
Instructions
Combine the butter, water, and cocoa in saucepan over medium heat; heat until butter melts.
Add sugar, flour, salt, eggs, baking soda, sour cream, and vanilla; mix well. Pour into a 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan.
Sprinkle the chocolate chips (chunks) over the batter.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Frost the cake while it is hot.
For frosting, combine butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add remaining ingredients and mix well with electric mixer.
Spread frosting over hot cake and sprinkle with chopped pecans (optional).
Cool and serve.
Notes
Originally posted JULY 2013