I love cake and a variety of cake recipes. This white Texas sheet cake is such a yummy recipe. It is soft, moist, and topped with yummy frosting.
Another really cool thing about this cake is that it feeds quite a few people with reasonable serving size. While chocolate sheet cake is probably the most popular flavor, I really enjoy this white Texas sheet cake. If you are a fan of cake you have got to try it.
In other countries, this type of cake is known as a slab cake. Whatever you want to call it, it is awesome and super easy to make. If I can do it, you can do it. Let’s get baking!
Ingredients
Cake
2 cups of all-purpose or cake flour 240g
2 cups of white granulated sugar 400g
1 tsp. of baking powder 5g
1 tsp. of salt 5g
1/4 tsp. of baking soda 1g
1 cup of butter 226g
1 cup of water used bottled or filtered water, unless your tap water tastes really good (236mL)
2 large eggs
1/2 cup of sour cream 115g
1 tsp. of vanilla extract or use almond extract (5mL)
Frosting
1/2 cup of butter 113g
1/4 cup of milk 1%, 2%, whole (63mL)
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar confectioner’s (562g)
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract or use almond extract (3ml.)
1 cup of chopped pecans or use walnuts (125g)
Instructions
Make the Cake
Preheat the oven to 375 F/190 C. Now in a large bowl let's mix together our flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and sugar. Use a whisk or a sifter.
Heat up the water and butter in a saucepot over medium heat until little bubbles form around the edges. Not boiling.
Now in a small bowl mix together your eggs, sour cream and vanilla extract.
Next, slowly add the flour mixture to the hot liquid, stirring quickly. Once it is all combined add the egg mixture. The flour will cool down the mixture, so it doesn't cook the egg mixture. Stir in the egg mixture with a wooden spoon until well combined.
Spray a sheet pan with cooking spray or grease with shortening and dust with flour. Pour the cake batter in the pan and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 18 to 22 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove the pan and allow the cake to cool for about 30 minutes.
While the cake is cooling make the frosting. In a saucepot, add your milk and butter. Again, wait till you see little bubbles then remove it from the heat. Again, stir occasionally.
Now add the pecans or walnuts. Then add in one cup of powdered sugar, followed by the vanilla extract (or almond extract). Then mix in the rest of your powdered sugar one cup at a time until all combined.
Frost the cake with a cake spatula or normal spatula. Cut and serve. Enjoy!
Find the full recipe here on my website: https://www.inthekitchenwithmatt.com/white-texas-sheet-cake
Watch the video tutorial here: