Blonde Texas Sheet Cake Recipes

Steps:

• For the Cake: Preheat oven to 300º. In a small saucepan bring butter and water to a boil. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add hot butter mixture to dry ingredients and stir. Add buttermilk to the cake mixture, blending well. Add eggs and vanilla (plus almond extract if desired), mixing well. Pour the cake batter into a greased jelly roll pan and bake for 30 minutes or until done. Let cake cool for 20 minutes while preparing frosting, but remember to frost the cake while it is warm. Frosting: In a small saucepan, bring butter and buttermilk to a boil. In a separate bowl, add 3 cups powered sugar and a pinch of salt. Add hot mixture and almond extract over the powdered sugar and whisk until the frosting is smooth. The frosting will thicken as it cools. Add more powdered sugar, if needed, to help make a thicker frosting. If adding nuts, you can add them too the frosting before pouring over the warm cake or you can sprinkle them over the warm frosting as it cools. Cut into desired squares and serve. This cake stores well for a few days. *Remember it cools fast and sets up quickly.

Steps:

• Batter:.
• Put margarine (or butter), water and cocoa in a large pan and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and add the rest of the batter ingredients.
• Mix with electric mixer until smooth.
• Pour into an 11 x 16 x 1.5-inch jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
• Frosting:.
• Bring margarine (or butter), cocoa, and milk to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar and nuts.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour on cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Steps:

• Beat together the first 5 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until blended. Pour batter into a greased 15x10 inch jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 2 hours. Make Caramel Pecan frosting and pour immediately over cooled cake in pan, and spread quickly to cover cake.
• FROSTING:.
• Place chopped pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan. Bake at 350°F for 6 minutes or until lightly toasted.
• Bring butter and brown sugar to a boil in a 3 1/2 quart saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly (about 2 minutes). Remove from heat and slowly whisk in buttermilk.
• Return mixture to heat, and bring to a boil. Pour into bowl of a heavy duty electric stand mixer. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and almond extracts,beating at medium-high speed until smooth(about 1 minute). Stir in pecans. Use immediately.

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F; butter the bottom and sides of a 15 1/2-by-10 1/2-inch jelly roll pan.
• Whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl until combined. Whisk the sour cream, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl or large liquid measuring cup until smooth. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, add the butter, cocoa powder and 1 cup water to a medium saucepan and set over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the butter is completely melted, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the melted butter mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined. Stir in the sour cream mixture in 2 additions until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it into an even layer.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool slightly in the pan.
• For the frosting: Combine the pecans, butter and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the butter is melted and the pecans are lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cocoa powder and vanilla and remove from the heat. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar in 2 batches, alternating with the milk and mixing well after each addition.
• Immediately pour the warm frosting over the warm cake and gently spread to cover. Let the cake cool completely before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 15x10x1-in. baking pan., In a large bowl, whisk the first 5 ingredients. In a small saucepan, combine butter and water; bring just to a boil. Stir into flour mixture. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, sour cream and extract until blended; add to flour mixture, whisking constantly., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18-22 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 20 minutes. , For frosting, combine butter and milk in a large saucepan; bring just to a boil. Remove from heat; gradually stir in confectioners' sugar and extract. Stir in walnuts. Spread over warm cake.

Steps:

• For cake: Mix sugar and flour in a large bowl.
• Combine butter, water, shortening, and cocoa in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Pour cocoa mixture over the sugar and flour; stir well.
• Add sour cream, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, and vanilla; mix well.
• Pour into a greased 11x16-inch oblong cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.
• For icing: Mix butter, cocoa, and milk in saucepan and bring to boil.
• Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat well with mixer.
• Stir in nuts.
• Spread on cake while warm.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Melt 2 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix and next 4 ingredients with mixer until blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Pour into 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 20 to 22 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 min.
• Meanwhile, microwave remaining chocolate and COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 1 min. Cool 15 min.
• Spread COOL WHIP mixture onto cake; sprinkle with nuts.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Grease a 15x10x1 (I use a 13x9x2) baking pan and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan combine butter, water, and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on low to medium speed to combine. Add cocoa mixture and beat until blended.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 375 oven 20 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Adjust cooking time for 13x9x2 pan.
• Immediately pour hot chocolate frosting over warm cake; spread evenly. Completely cool cake in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares.
• Chocolate Frosting directions:.
• In a medium saucepan stir together butter, cocoa powder and buttermilk. Cook and stir until boiling; remove from heat. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on low speed until blended. Stir in walnuts in desired.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the butter, water and cocoa to a boil. Remove from the heat. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; add to cocoa mixture. Stir in the sour cream until smooth. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., In a small saucepan, melt butter; add milk and cocoa. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour over warm cake. Cool completely on a wire rack.