Description
Rich chocolate sheet cake from Texas kitchens brings pure indulgence to dessert tables. Moist chocolate layers topped with glossy pecan frosting promise pure comfort for family gatherings and sweet celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients:
- 400g (2 cups) granulated sugar
- 250g (2 cups) plain flour
- 226g (2 sticks) butter
- 200g (1 ¾ sticks) butter
- 2 whole eggs, beaten
Liquid Ingredients:
- 240ml (1 cup) boiling water
- 120ml (½ cup) buttermilk
- 90ml (6 tablespoons) milk
- 5ml (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract
- 5ml (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract
Dry and Supplemental Ingredients:
- 1.5g (¼ teaspoon) kosher salt
- 30g (4 heaping tablespoons) cocoa powder
- 30g (4 heaping tablespoons) cocoa powder
- 5g (1 teaspoon) baking soda
- 65g (½ cup) pecans, finely chopped
- 430g (1 pound minus ½ cup) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and meticulously prepare an 18×13-inch sheet cake pan by greasing and flouring, or lining with parchment paper for effortless cake removal.
- Sift together plain flour, granulated sugar, and kosher salt in a large mixing bowl, ensuring a uniform distribution of dry ingredients.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, monitoring carefully to prevent scorching.
- Incorporate cocoa powder into the melted butter, stirring continuously until achieving a smooth, homogeneous mixture.
- Pour boiling water into the cocoa-butter blend, allowing it to briefly bubble before removing from heat.
- Gently cascade the hot chocolate mixture over the dry ingredients, stirring to create a cohesive base and slightly reduce the temperature.
- In a separate vessel, whisk together buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined.
- Fold the buttermilk mixture into the chocolate batter, mixing until just incorporated, then transfer the batter to the prepared sheet cake pan.
- Position the pan in the preheated oven and bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center emerges clean.
- While the cake bakes, craft the icing by melting butter and blending with cocoa powder in a saucepan.
- Remove the butter-cocoa mixture from heat and stir in milk, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar until achieving a silky consistency.
- Fold chopped pecans into the icing, then generously pour and spread over the warm cake, ensuring even coverage.
Notes
- Transforms ordinary baking ingredients into a luxurious chocolate experience with minimal effort and maximum flavor impact.
- Represents generations of Southern culinary tradition, carrying family memories in every rich, velvety slice.
- Conquers baking challenges by using foolproof techniques that guarantee success for even novice home bakers.
- Delivers restaurant-quality dessert directly from your home kitchen without requiring professional pastry skills.
- Celebrates chocolate’s deep, complex flavor through a simple yet ingenious hot water mixing method that unlocks unprecedented moisture and texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 691
- Sugar: 84g
- Sodium: 0.4g
- Fat: 37g
- Saturated Fat: 23g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 99g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 92mg