texas buttermilk sheet cake
A delicious Texas sheet cake with chocolate frosting. Note: The frosting is a little scant for a larger sheet cake, so do feel free to double the frosting, and add more milk, as needed. It should be almost thin enough to pour onto the cake. It will firm as it cools.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For texas buttermilk sheet cake
- FOR THE CAKE
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2 call-purpose flour
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2 csugar
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/4 tspsalt
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1 dashbutter at room temperature
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1/3 cunsweetened cocoa powder
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2 lgeggs at room temperature
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1/2 dashwhole fat buttermilk at room temperature
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1 1/2 tsppure vanilla extract
- FOR THE FROSTING
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1/4 cbutter at room temperature
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3 Tbspunsweetened cocoa
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3 Tbspwhole fat buttermilk at room temperature
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2 to 2 1/2 csifted confectioners' sugar
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1/2 tsppure vanilla extract
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1/2 ccoarsley chopped pecans, toasted
How To Make texas buttermilk sheet cake
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1FOR THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 15X10X1-inch or jelly roll pan or a 13X9X2-inch baking pan; set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
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2In a medium saucepan combine 1 cup butter, 1/3 cup cocoa, and 1 cup of water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
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3With an electric hand-held mixer on medium speed, beat chocolate mixture into the dry mixture until thoroughly blended.
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4Add eggs, 1/2 cup of buttermilk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla. Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin). Pour batter into the prepared pan.
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5Bake about 22 to 25 minutes for the 15X10-inch pan or about 30 to 35 minutes for the 13X9-inch pan, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Mean while make the frosting.
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6FOR THE FROSTING: In a medium saucepan combine 1/4 cup butter, 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, and 3 tablespoons buttermilk. Bring to a boil, stirring, over medium heat.
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7Remove from heat; add 2 cups confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth.
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8Add more confectioners' sugar or a little milk or more buttermilk, if needed, for a spreadable frosting.
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9Stir in chopped pecans. Pour warm chocolate frosting over the warm cake, spreading evenly. Place cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly before cutting.
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