Making a layer cake can be a little intimidating and does take quite a bit of time to make, bake, and decorate but this White Texas Sheet Cake is a piece of cake! Seriously. Absolutely no decorating skills or special equipment are needed. You just need a pan, mixing bowls, and a sauce pan. Plus, this baby feeds 24 people and it’s way easier to slice up than layered cake, not to mention, it keeps the portions to a more realistic size.
How to Make White Texas Sheet Cake
It’s so easy to make a White Texas Sheet Cake! You’ll start with toasting the walnuts that go into the frosting. Toasting the nuts brings out their nutty flavor and give them a nice crunchy texture. All you have to do is toss them onto a pan and bake them for 5 to 7 minutes at 350 degrees F. If you like adding nuts to your salads, go ahead and throw in some extra to keep on hand. Next, you’ll prepare the pan for the cake. Just spray a 15x10x1 inch pan with cooking spray. You can use a 17×13 inch pan, but the cake will be slightly thinner and you’ll want to begin to checking if it’s done at 18 minutes.
To make the batter, place butter and water in a pot and heat it to a boil. While you’re waiting, measure all the dry ingredients together into a large mixing bowl and the eggs, sour cream, and extract in a small mixing bowl. Once the butter and water come to a boil you’ll mix them in with the dry ingredients followed by the egg mixture. Then just pour it in to the pan and spread the batter evenly across the pan. Since this cake is thin, you only have to bake it for around 20 minutes. What’s different about this cake is that you frost it when it’s still warm. After you pull the cake out of the oven, you begin to make the frosting by melting butter in a pan with some milk. Once it’s melted and starts to boil you take it off the heat and add in the sugar and extract. Once smooth, stir in the toasted walnuts, pour it over the warm cake and spread it in an even layer. It’s hard to resist but let it cool completely and then slice it up. Enjoy!
HERE ARE A FEW MORE SHEET CAKE RECIPES YOU MIGHT ENJOY:
Carrot Sheet Cake by Garnish & Glaze Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Butterscotch Frosting by Recipe Girl Chocolate Sheet Cake by Recipe Girl Strawberry Sheet Cake by Southern Bite
