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Chocolate Sheet Cake For Two {Texas Sheet Cake}
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by: Leigh Anne Wilkes
posted: 2/28/21
updated: 10/19/22
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When a full Texas Sheet Cake is just too much cake
texas sheet cake for two in a baking pan
Why Is It Called Texas Sheet Cake?
If you know anything about Texas you know it is big! The saying “Everything is bigger in Texas” is true and this cake is traditionally made in a large jelly roll pan which is basically the size of Texas! It’s big and this cake feeds a crowd.
Today though we are making a small batch version, just the right amount of chocolate cake for 2-4 people.
If you want a full size recipe my Texas Sheet Cake recipe can be found here.
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texas sheet cake cut into pieces
Ingredients Needed
Butter. I use salted butter but if using unsalted
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Egg yolk
Buttermilk (see below for substitute)
Vanilla extract
Milk or whipping cream
How To Make A Chocolate Sheet Cake For Two
You will need a small bowl and a small sauce pan t
Whisk together the flour sugar and salt in a bowl.
In the small saucepan add hot water (just out of t cocoa and butter. Stir to melt and combine and bring to a boil.
Pour this mixture over the flour mixture ands stir
pouring chocolate mixture over flour mixture
Into the mixture add in egg yolk buttermilk, baking soda and vanilla.
Pour the cake batter into a greased 9 x 7? baking
pouring chocolate sheet cake batter into pan
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes or unti
Don’t over bake this cake! Because it is a thin ca
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven prepare
pouring hot frosting over hot cake
How To Frost A Chocolate Sheet Cake
In a small sauce pan over medium heat combine butt milk, cocoa, powdered sugar and stir until butter melts and ingredients combine to form a smooth frosting. Do not let it boil, this will make a grainy frosting. The frosting should be “runny”.
Pour hot frosting over the hot cake. This is the s
spreading frosting on texas sheet cake
Allow the frosting to set up and slice into 4-6 pi
overhead shot of texas sheet cake for two
Frequently Asked Questions
What Makes Texas Sheet Cake Different?
This cake is the perfect cake for chocolate lovers moist chocolate cake covered with a fudge like chocolate frosting. The warm frosting is poured onto warm cake causing the frosting to develop a fudge like consistency.
What Can I Use Instead of Buttermilk?
If you don’t have buttermilk you can use 1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk. This recipe only uses 1 1/2 Tbsp of buttermilk so add just 1/4 tsp of lemon juice or vinegar to that amount of milk.
I Don’t have a 9 x 7 inch baking pan
If you don’t have this size pan use an 8 x 8 bakin
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How to Cut a Sheet Cake:
My favorite way to cut a sheet cake or any bar coo
Next time you are craving chocolate and the fudgin
For some of my other small batch chocolate dessert
Lemon Texas Sheet Cake
Texas Sheet Cake
White Texas Sheet Cake
Almond Texas Sheet Cake for Two
Lemon Sheet Cake for Two
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slice of small batch texas sheet cake on a plate
Chocolate Sheet Cake for Two
Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
When a full Texas Sheet Cake is just too much cake
6 Servings
Prep:10 minutes
Cook:15 minutes
Total:25 minutes
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INGREDIENTS
Cake Batter
?1/2 cup all purpose flour
?1/2 cup granulated sugar
?1/4 tsp salt
?1/4 cup butter
?1 heaping Tbsp cocoa powder
?1 egg yolk
?1 1/2 Tbsp buttermilk
▢1/4 cup hot water out of the tap
?1/4 tsp baking soda
?1/4 tsp vanilla
Frosting
?2 Tbsp butter
?1 1/2 Tbsp milk I use whipping cream but can also
?1 Tbsp cocoa powder
?1 cup powdered sugar
?1/4 tsp vanilla
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