Chocolate Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake
Author: Launi
Ingredients
  • Cake
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups *all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 6 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Frosting
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
  • 6 tablespoons of milk
  • 4 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 lb. powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease a jellyroll pan.
  3. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and eggs and beat until well blended; Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt.
  5. Make a well in the center of dry mixture and set aside.
  6. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, oil and water and bring to a near boil.
  7. Remove from heat and whisk in cocoa, until smooth.
  8. Stir in vanilla.
  9. Add cocoa mixture to sugar and flour mixture; stir until well blended and cool.
  10. Add in buttermilk and egg and stir well.
  11. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  12. Bake at 350 degrees until the center is set, about 20 to 25 minutes.
  13. FROSTING
  14. Just before the cake is finished cooking, prepare the frosting. Don't make the frosting too early because it will quickly stiffen.
  15. Melt butter and milk in a saucepan just until it comes to a boil.
  16. Remove from the heat and whisk in cocoa.
  17. Mixture will thicken.
  18. Add powdered sugar and vanilla.
  19. Stir quickly until smooth.
  20. Note: If mixture thickens too quickly just warm it on the stove again.
  21. Immediately pour frosting over cake and spread evenly.
  22. Allow the cake to cool completely before slicing.
Recipe by Gracious Rain at https://graciousrain.com/chocolate-buttermilk-texas-sheet-cake/