Ultimate Chocolate Sheet Cake

• total time: 27 minutes

Ingredients

This Texas Sheet Cake isn’t just a recipe—it’s a family legend. My mother-in-law’s version is the best of the best—deep chocolate flavor, a perfectly soft texture, and that warm, pour-over fudge frosting that sets like a dream. It’s the cake I make for every single event, and it NEVER disappoints.

If you need a fail-proof, jaw-dropping, “OMG who made this?” dessert—this is it.

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Full Recipe:

Cake:

1 cup water

1 cup butter

3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups granulated sugar

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

½ cup sour cream

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting:

6 Tbsp milk

3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

½ cup butter

3 ¾ cups powdered sugar

How to Make It:

1️⃣ Boil water, butter, & cocoa.

2️⃣ Whisk dry ingredients in one bowl, wet ingredients in another.

Directions

Combine everything & pour into 18x13” sheet pan.

Bake at 350°F for 15-20 min.

Boil frosting ingredients & pour over warm cake.

Let it set for 10 min. & prepare for instant obsession.

Store covered for up to 3 days or freeze for later!

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