Texas Sheet Cake
Best Cake. In our early days, we often used applesauce to replace fat and keep calories in check in desserts. In 2000, we used butter in a recipe that's nutritionally sound yet boasts rich, moist texture and flavor. --Recipe by Maureen Callahan (March 2000)
| Servings:20 servings (serving size: 1 slice) | Prep Time:n/a | Cook Time:n/a |
Nutritional Info
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa, divided
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup fat-free milk
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- protein:3.1 g
- calories:298
- carbohydrate:49.8 g
- saturated fat:5.5 g
- cholesterol:44 mg
- iron:1.1 mg
- sodium:188 mg
- calories from fat:30 %
- fat:10 g
- calcium:25 mg
- poly fat:0.7 g
- fiber:0.5 g
- mono fat:3.2 g
directions
Preheat oven to 375°.
Coat a 13 x 9-inch pan with cooking spray, and dust with 2 teaspoons flour. Set aside.
Lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 2 cups flour and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Combine 3/4 cup water, 1/2 cup butter, and 1/4 cup cocoa in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Add to flour mixture. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Add buttermilk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs; beat well. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 375° for 22 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack.
Combine 6 tablespoons butter, fat-free milk, and remaining 1/4 cup cocoa in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in powdered sugar and remaining 2 teaspoons vanilla. Spread over hot cake. Sprinkle cake with pecans. Cool completely on wire rack.
