Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake: Last month my friend had asked me to bake a cake for her daughter's informal birthday party. She requested me to bake a plain eggless vanilla cake.
I choose to bake this eggless vanilla cupcake recipe because it has a nice hint of orange flavor. Instead of cupcakes, I baked it in a 15/9x1-inch jelly roll pan. For the frosting, I chose to use the recipe from the Hummingbird cupcake recipe.
Topped the cake off with colorful sprinkles and edible confetti. I have baked so much and most of it turns out great and get a lot of compliments from friends and family but this time I was quite nervous because I was giving the cake without even tasting a tiny bit of it. I couldn't wait to hear from them and was very happy when she informed me that everybody liked it.
So what does this have to do with the chocolate cake? Since I'm always looking forward to trying new recipes, I wanted to try one for this birthday gathering too. I have always wanted to try a Texas chocolate cake, but kept postponing because the recipe is too big for just the 4 of us or too small for a party.
I thought this was a perfect occasion to try a chocolate sheet cake. I decided to bake it in 2 pans instead so that I could have one pan for us and give away the other pan to my friend. The plan worked out perfectly and the cake turned out very tasty. It tasted more like a rich chocolate brownie. Everyone loved it, especially the birthday girl.
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Recipe
Eggless Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake
Ingredients
Part 1:
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
Part 2:
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Part 3:
- ½ cup silken tofu pureed
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ingredients for the Frosting:
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 cup walnuts chopped, preferably toasted
- ½ cup butter
- ⅓ cup milk I used 2%
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F/190C for about 15 minutes. Grease a 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan. (See My Notes).
- In a large bowl, sift together the Part 1 ingredients.
- Bring the Part 2 ingredients to a boil. Remove from heat immediately and mix it with the dry flour mix.
- In a small bowl, mix together the Part 3 ingredients and stir it into the cocoa mixture.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting by bringing butter, milk and cocoa to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add the sugar and vanilla. Mix well.
- Once the cake is out of the oven, spread the frosting evenly on the hot cake and sprinkle with nuts immediately. Let the cake cool completely before slicing. I left it overnight. (See My Notes).
My Notes
- I actually used two 11x7-inch pans instead of one 15x10 inch pan and got 24 pieces of cake totally. You can bake this chocolate cake in a 13x9 inch pan too but the baking time and the number of servings would change depending upon the pan size.
- I prefer toasting the nuts because it gives a nice crunchy texture. You can either toast it in a cookie sheet in the oven while its preheating or do it stove top, stirring constantly so that it wouldn't burn. Toast the whole nuts and the chop it.
- I left the cake to cool overnight. When I tried to slice it the next morning, the frosting was making it sort of messy to cut it. So I cooled it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes and got very neat slices.
Nutrition
karen says
how would I change this for a 17x12 x1.5 sheet pan?
Madhuram says
The sheet pan I used was 15x9, maybe adding an additional 1/4 of the whole recipe, like for instance 1/2 cup of sugar, flour etc.
Anshu says
Tried this again for the new year eve...this time reduced sugar by half cup...it came out very well
Madhuram says
Thanks Anshu.
Anshu says
This surely deserves 5 star!
Madhuram says
Thank you so much Anshu.
Anshu says
This is fabulous! Do try this recipe;)
peggy herndon says
Can I substitute almond flour for this cake with almond milk. My grandson has egg, gluten, and milk allergies.
Madhuram says
Substituting almond flour for all-purpose flour will not work Peggy. Google for gluten-free and vegan baking recipes and you should be able to find some.
vanamala says
yummy...
Veera M says
Hi, would it work if i replaced the tofu with yoghurt? Thanks!
Madhuram says
It should work Veera.
Sridevi says
Hi....this is the perfect blog....great recipes... Am looking for iron rich cookie...with no calcium content....my 3 yr old is anemic,so doctor advised me to limit dairy....limit calcium...because calcium stops body to absorb iron! Can u help.....?
Misha says
Great looking cake and one doubt can v replace silken tofu with paneer/cottage cheese
Madhuram says
Both have very different texture than silken tofu, so I'm guessing it wouldn't work. You could try unsweetened applesauce instead.
Misha says
Ok thank u for tat 🙂 want 2 try this
Lubna Karim says
That cake looks so yum....love to try it...