Texas Sheet Cake
Texas Sheet Cake
Ingredients
- 430 ml (1 ¾ cups) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 10 ml (2 tsp) baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 60 ml (¼ cup) cocoa powder
- 500 ml (2 cups) brown sugar
- 60 ml (¼ cup) canola oil
- 250 ml (1 cup) buttermilk
- 250 ml (1 cup) milk
- 115 g (4 oz) dark chocolate, chopped
- 60 ml (¼ cup) cocoa powder
- 60 ml (¼ cup) butter, softened
- 375 ml (1 ½ cups) icing sugar
- 375 ml (1 ½ cups) pecans, toasted and crushed
Instructions
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Butter and line a 43 x 30 cm (17 x 12-inch) baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Set aside.
- In another bowl, combine the eggs, cocoa powder and sugar with a whisk. Add the oil. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk. Spread on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Texas Sheet Cake