Chocolate Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake

In honor of my Daney boy–who’s away in Texas for the summer…we made CAKE!

And the only thing missing from this picture is a big, old, scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Maybe later.

Right now…I just have to eat this piece…like right now…before anyone catches me.

Cake Ingredients:

1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups *all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup water
6 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

*I actually used whole wheat flour and 1 Tablespoon of Dough Enhancer. Nobody even knew. It was fabulous.

Frosting Ingredients:

1 stick (1/2 cup)Β  butter
6 tablespoons of milk
4 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a jellyroll pan with butter or non-stick spray. In a measuring cup, measure out 1/2 cup of buttermilk. Add 2 eggs and beat until well blended; set aside. Whisk together in a large bowl, 2 cups sugar, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Make a well in the center and set aside.

In a medium saucepan, combine the 2 sticks of butter, the 2 tablespoons oil and 1 cup of water and bring to a near boil. Remove pot from the heat and whisk in 6 tablespoons of cocoa, until smooth. Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla and add this mixture to the sugar and flour mixture; stir until well blended. Slowly add in the buttermilk and egg mixture and stir well.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees until the center is set, about 20 to 25 minutes.

When cake is about 5 minutes from being done, prepare the frosting. Do not do the frosting ahead of time because it will quickly stiffen. Heat the stick of butter and 6 tablespoons of milk in a saucepan just until it comes to a boil. It will need to be very hot. Remove from the heat and whisk in the remaining 4 tablespoons of cocoa. Mixture will thicken. Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and quickly beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.Β  If mixture thickens too quickly just warm it on the stove again. Immediately pour the frosting all over the cake. Use a spatula to gently push the frosting out to the edges and to cover the cake evenly. Allow the cake to cool completely before slicing.

Oh. My. Goodness.

4 Replies to “Chocolate Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake”

  1. Just made this for our Memorial Day crew! I even made it gluten-free since I have three that can’t have any gluten. It turned out fantastic and even the non-gluten freers gobbled it up! thanks for posting so that others can share in the goodness!!! πŸ™‚

  2. I saw on Pinterest that you can also freeze buttermilk in cubes for later use. Good idea hah? πŸ™‚ Looks yummy!!

  3. I love this sheet cake recipe! So easy and yummy.
    I’d like to try your friend’s gluten free version if she’ll share.

  4. It looks pretty yummy! πŸ˜€ It’s always great to find a cake recipe that gets gobbled up… cake usually sits for a while around here. πŸ˜‰ Great job!

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