Yes! It’s time for Meegan’s Texas Sheet Cake. Our family LOVES this moist, chocolatey cake. I made it for a family gathering this past weekend, and I thought you might like it, too. It serves a crowd and doesn’t last long, because it is THAT good…
*Updated and modified September 2026.
{Meegan’s Texas Sheet Cake}
Ingredients for Cake:
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 sticks REAL butter
3 Tbs. cocoa
1 cup water
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. REAL Vanilla
Mix sugar and flour. Mix butter, cocoa, and water, bring to a boil. Pour hot liquid mixture over sugar, salt, baking soda and flour. Beat eggs, add buttermilk and vanilla, then pour over chocolate mixture and stir until smooth.
Bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes in a 12×18 inch pan.
Ingredients for Icing:
2 sticks REAL butter 3 Tbsp cocoa
1 box powdered sugar
6 Tbls milk
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
1 tsp REAL vanilla
Melt butter and cocoa and milk. Bring to a boil. Pour over powdered sugar and whisk until smooth. Toss in pecans Add vanilla. Whisk until smooth
Pour over hot cake.
Serve it up with a cold glass of milk or your favorite hot drink. Not to mention it’s so delicious with a scoop of ice cream, too!How easy does that sound? It seriously is so chocolatey, and moist. Plus the flavor of the buttermilk in a chocolate cake can’t be beat, right?
I hope you will make Meegan’s Texas Sheet Cake sometime soon. It is the perfect comfort food for Winter.
Thanks for joining me today! I have been having so much fun reading your sweet and encouraging comments. I am a very blessed woman to have you here each day!
Make it a wonderful day.
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