Twisted Texas Sheet Cake
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Ingredients
  • Cake:
  • 15x10x2" baking pan, greased
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • ½ cup Mexican Cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 cup Coca-Cola
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoon Mexican Vanilla
  • Frosting:
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup Mexican cocoa
  • ⅓ cup whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons Mexican Vanilla
  • 3 cups sifted confectioners sugar
  • ¾ cup toasted pecans
Instructions
  1. Center an oven rack and preheat to 350*F.
  2. Cake:
  3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  4. Whisk in the cocoa.
  5. Add the oil and Coke and bring to a rolling boil for 30 seconds.
  6. Remove pan from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
  7. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  8. Whisk the ingredients by hand to ensure they are well mixed.
  9. Pour the warm cocoa mixture into the dry ingredients and whisk just until combined.
  10. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
  11. Using a rubber spatula, stir the buttermilk mixture into the batter.
  12. Pour the batter into the greased pan and place in oven.
  13. Bake until the top is firm and a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out with moist drums, 32- 35 minutes.
  14. While the cake is in the oven - make the frosting.
  15. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the cocoa and bring to a rolling boil for 30 seconds.
  16. Remove from heat and whisk in the milk and vanilla.
  17. Add the confectioners sugar one cup at a time while whisking continuously.
  18. Immediately after the cake comes out of the oven, pour the frosting over the hot cake and sprinkle with the nuts.
  19. Try not to jiggle the cake before it sets or you'll leave waves in the frosting.
  20. Allow to cool thoroughly before cutting into squares.
  21. This cake keeps for 5 days, well wrapped and stored at room temperature.
Recipe by at https://www.theorangebee.com/twisted-texas-sheet-cake/