This White Texas Sheet Cake brings the party wherever it goes! The moist, tender cake has an almost custard-like richness to it, and that’s only the cake. The creamy, buttery frosting on top adds to the richness as it almost melts into the cake. Thank goodness everything is bigger in Texas, because you’re going to want more than just a slice of this White Texas Sheet Cake!
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
For the frosting:
- 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup milk
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease a 15×10-inch baking pan.
Step 3 –In a medium-sized saucepan, bring 1 cup of the butter and the water to a boil.
Step 4 –In a large bowl, combine the flour and the sugar.
Step 5 –Add the eggs, the sour cream, 1 teaspoon of the almond extract, and the baking soda into the flour mixture, mixing to combine
Step 6 –Slowly and a little at a time, add the boiling butter-water mixture to the flour-egg mixture, stirring constantly until smooth.
Step 7 –Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
Step 8 –Bake until golden-brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20-22 minutes.
Step 9 –Allow the cake to cool for 20 minutes.
Step 10 –In a mixing bowl, add the powdered sugar and the remaining almond extract.
Step 11 –In a medium-sized saucepan, add the remaining butter and the milk and bring to a boil.
Step 12 –Pour the butter mixture into the powdered sugar mixture, stirring until smooth and combined.
Step 13 –Spread the frosting mixture over the still-warm cake.
Step 14 –Serve.
