Texas Sheet Cake

Texas Sheet Cake

CAKE

2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup brewed coffee

FROSTING

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/3 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar

1 cup finely chopped toasted nuts (pecans or walnuts)

 

For the cake:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 18 x 13 inch sheet pan.

In a large mixing bowl, stir together sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.

In a small to medium sauce pan, melt the butter on medium-low heat. Whisk in the cocoa powder and coffee; increase heat to medium-high and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the melted butter mixture to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add the egg mixture and stir until all the ingredients are completely combined.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and rap on the counter a few times to distribute evenly. Bake the cake for 18-20 minutes or until cake tests done. Remove from the oven and frost immediately.

For the frosting:

 Start the frosting about 5 minutes before the cake is ready to come out of the oven. In a medium to large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in the cocoa powder until combined. Add the buttermilk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir until all of the ingredients are completely incorporated. Fold the toasted nuts into the frosting and immediately pour over the warm cake. Use an offset to help gently spread a thin layer over the entire surface.

Cool frosted cake on a wire rack for 1 hour, then moved to the refrigerator, preferably overnight. Serve cold or at room temperature.

 

I found this recipe on-line and remembered a similar cake from years ago that was delicious!  This one, however, was not.  Very disappointing.  It was just bland.  Probably the most pitiful excuse of a chocolate cake I've ever baked.