Texas Independence Day was one week ago today (Remember the Alamo/ Remember San Jacinto!). I love this great state of mine, but the sharing of the adoration had to wait due to work and terrible sickness that crept in towards the latter part of last week. But I am on the mend, (fever free no less!) and am so happy to be sharing this delicious Texas Sheet Cake with you! I’ll save you the extra copy and get straight to the sugar, as if this cake recipe is not sweet enough, you don’t have to wait to ice it! Speedy and efficient, just the way us Texans like it! Any day is a great day to celebrate Texas! I think Boone, Crockett, Bowie, and Houston would approve.
Ingredients:
Cake:
1 cup of water
4 tbsp. cocoa powder
2 sticks of butter
2 cups of flour
2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup of buttermilk (if you don’t have any don’t worry, just combine a cup of milk with a tbs. of vinegar or lemon juice. Let it sit for 10 minutes and you’re good to go!)
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
Icing:
1 stick of butter
1 cup of Coca Cola or Dr. Pepper
1 cup of sugar
1 tbs cocoa powder
1 tsp of vanilla
Pinch of salt
Method:
Pre-heat your oven at 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine all of the dry cake ingredients: salt, flour, sugar, and baking soda.
In a saucepan on medium-high heat, combine water, butter, and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil.
Add vanilla to chocolate mixture and pour mixture into a bowl. Set to the side and cool slightly.
Combine dry ingredients and into wet and add buttermilk and beaten eggs.
Place into a greased sheet pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until center is set and a toothpick comes out clean.
While the cake is baking, start on the glaze.
In a saucepan, melt a stick of butter on medium heat.
Add in soft drink of your choice, vanilla, sugar, and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to a simmer. The graze will be ready when it coats the back of a spoon and stays put when you swipe your finger through it.
Add salt to taste.
Once cake is done, poke a few holes in the cake with a fork. and pour glaze over the top!
Google Texas Independence Day videos, cut a slice, and enjoy y’all!
