Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

You’ll love this Texas Sheet Cake Recipe

If you have a sweet tooth and you’re looking to feed dessert to a crowd at family gatherings or potlucks, look no further than this Texas sheet cake recipe! My grandma used to make this classic recipe every summer to take to our annual family reunion and it’s been a favorite all my life. The warm, pourable chocolate frosting really sets Texas sheet cake apart from other chocolate cakes and creates a thin, almost fudgy layer on top of the cake beneath, especially after it sets all the way. I always add chopped pecans to my frosting before pouring it over the cake, but you can leave them out entirely if you aren’t a fan of nuts or just sprinkle them over the top after pouring the frosting instead. This is a chocolate version, but you can also make a white Texas sheet cake if you love vanilla desserts! Be sure not to miss some of our other favorite chocolate desserts like Irresistible Mississippi Mud Brownies, Best Ever Moist Chocolate Cupcakes, and these Best Fudgy Chewy Chocolate Brownie Cookies!

What is a Texas sheet cake?

A Texas chocolate sheet cake is a large flat cake baked in a baking sheet. It’s a slightly dense, rich chocolate cake that is bordering on being brownie-like in texture. Typically, Texas sheet cake isn’t as strongly chocolatey as other chocolate cakes, which gives it a unique flavor all it’s own and let’s the tanginess of the buttermilk shine through a bit more. I add slightly more cocoa powder than classic Texas sheet cake recipes, because that’s how I like it, but I don’t go so far as to overwhelm the classic taste of Texas sheet cake by turning it into just another standard chocolate cake. You will definitely notice a difference in flavor between this cake and my One-Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe, which is a classic chocolate cake baked in a 9×13-inch pan. Everything is bigger in Texas and this cake is no different! When you cut the thin chocolate cake into squares for serving, you’ll notice that you can easily cut it to feed a dozen people or more, depending on how large you cut your squares.

Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake Ingredients

All-purpose flour Sugar – You’ll need both granulated sugar for the cake and powdered sugar for the Texas sheet cake icing. Baking soda Salt Water Salted butter Unsweetened cocoa powder Buttermilk Eggs Vanilla extract Milk Pecans or Walnuts (optional but I highly recommend!)

How to make Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake

How to make Texas Sheet Cake Frosting

How To Cut A Sheet Cake

Let the cake cool completely before cutting it because cutting a hot cake results in torn pieces and a lot more crumbs. Take a sharp knife and cut down the center lengthwise first, then again on both sides before cutting the shorter sides to get evenly sized pieces. You can make them larger or smaller, depending on personal preference. Let me know what you thought with a comment and rating below. You can also take a picture and tag me on Instagram @houseofnasheats or share it on the Pinterest pin so I can see.