A couple weeks ago my sweet friend Heather of http://jeweledelegance.blogspot.com gave a prompt to post a yummy recipe on your blog. I'm a bit behind in the game but I finally have one for you! For all of you who have never had this classic, here is a recipe you must have in your recipe collection:
TEXAS SHEET CAKE!!
Looks like brownies, but it's not! One of my favorites that my grandma used to make!
In a saucepan combine:
2 sticks butter, 1 cup water and 4 tbsp. cocoa, and bring to a boil then remove from heat.
In a bowl combine: 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt.
Add butter mixture to flour mixture all at once and blend well with a whisk.
In another small bowl whisk together 2 eggs and 1/2 cup sour cream, then blend into the mix.
Pour batter into an ungreased cookie sheet measuring 18x12x1 and bake 20 minutes on 350 degrees.
While it's baking make the icing:
In a saucepan combine: 1 stick butter, 6 tbsp. milk, 4 tbsp. cocoa and bring to a boil- then stir in 1 pound powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.
When cake is still warm, spread icing evenly over cake.
This is easy and yummy...a perfect cocoa taste! Thanks for hosting Heather!
Natalea!! I just want to reach my hand through the screen and grab some of this cake -- it looks delicious!!!!!!!!
Posted by: sherry | June 30, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Oh yum, I'm going to try this...it looks fantastic!
Posted by: Suzanne Duda | June 30, 2008 at 04:02 PM
Texas Sheet Cake is my ALL TIME FAVORITE dessert! (except we usually make it with nuts in the frosting). I love having it as my birthday cake with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. YUM!
Posted by: Heidi | June 30, 2008 at 04:11 PM
Yum! Thanks for sharing. Looks so good.
Posted by: Sarah | June 30, 2008 at 05:15 PM
Ooh Natalea this looks so yummy...and it's lo-cal too, right? haha. Will have to give this a try when it's not 95 degrees here, am sure the icing would melt all over the floor today! :)
Cheers,
Laura
Posted by: Laura | June 30, 2008 at 06:51 PM
Yummery yummers!
Posted by: Lilli | July 01, 2008 at 01:53 AM
oh my gosh! this is one of my most favorite things to eat!!! LOve it. though, I have never made one! I will now. thans for sharign the recipe!
hugs
viv
Posted by: vivianneroni@yahoo.com. | July 01, 2008 at 06:43 AM
Your pic is just mouth-wateringly yummy! I can almost taste them through the monitor :)
Great recipe! Chocolate is always good :)
Thanks so much for playing along with my Sweet Treat Recipe blog event!
Now I need to go cook some Texas sheet cake :)
Posted by: Bejeweled | July 01, 2008 at 11:08 AM
OH MAN!
I loves me a good (big) slice of Texas Sheet Cake! My nest door neighbor used to make it with chopped, toasted pecans in the icing...YUM!
Posted by: Kim | July 01, 2008 at 12:17 PM
The cake looks good. I know you like to make mini books from old game boards...I've got three scrabble boards that I don't need...if you'd like them. Let me know.
Posted by: Wanda | July 01, 2008 at 01:12 PM
YUM-O...I've had this cake before but we called it Grooms cake...there's nothing like it!
Janae
Posted by: janae | July 01, 2008 at 03:03 PM
Oh YES! My grandmother used to make this for us when we would come to visit in the summer and she'd put pecans in it from her pecan tree. Thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory!!!
~Allie
Posted by: Allie | July 01, 2008 at 03:35 PM
all I have to say is YUM! I'll be making these babies soon....xo andrea
Posted by: andrea s. | July 01, 2008 at 03:43 PM
This cake is YUMMY! My neighboor makes it once a year as an end of the school year celebration.
I love everything you have been creating Natalea! You are such a talented girl!
Hugs,
Melissa
Posted by: Melissa | July 01, 2008 at 04:34 PM
Ooo yum! I love Texas sheet cake!
I'm having a giveaway over at my blog. Feel free to join if you like. :)
Posted by: Alisa | July 02, 2008 at 09:03 AM
Hi girlie! I have just spent a while catching up on your luscious blogging! Good things to eat and pretty things to look at! I really enjoyed your journal pages! I'm not going to Silver Bella this year- I'm going to miss you and my other Bella peeps!
Posted by: Maija Lepore | July 02, 2008 at 02:58 PM
This looks so great! I'm going to try and make it tonight after the girls go to bed. (If I try while they are up it will be eaten before it even gets into the oven!) Happy Fourth of July.
Posted by: Cassie Shella | July 04, 2008 at 04:13 PM
Hello~ O my that looks amazing! Thank you for sharing!!!!!
Enjoy your weekend!~
Posted by: Carrie West | July 05, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Have fun at SB girlfriend...xoxox Birthday Twin Jennifer
Posted by: jennifer Paganellli | November 09, 2008 at 11:38 AM
Have fun at SB girlfriend...xoxox Birthday Twin Jennifer
Posted by: jennifer Paganellli | November 09, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Holy cow, I'm gonna try this! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Cris Melo | April 20, 2009 at 09:59 AM