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Vanilla Texas Sheet Cake Recipe
Servings:
12
Prep Time:
20
minutes
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Cook Time:
20
minutes
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Total Time:
40
minutes
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Author:
Sandy Coughlin
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
1
cup
butter
1
cup
water
2
cups
sugar
2
cups
flour
½
tsp. salt
2
eggs
1
tsp. baking soda
½
cup
sour cream
1
tsp. vanilla
Make the frosting:
½
cup
butter
¼
cup
cocoa
,
I use dark chocolate
¼
cup
plus 2 tablespoons milk
1
box
,
1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted (4 1/4 cups sifted)
1
tsp. vanilla
Instructions
Combine the butter and water 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.
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.
Cool and serve.
Notes
Post updated from August 2016.