White Texas Sheet Cake recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
½ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon almond extract
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter
¼ cup milk
4 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon almond extract
1 cup chopped pecans

Nutrition Info

344.2 calories
carbohydrate: 48.1 g
cholesterol: 48.3 mg
fat: 16.7 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 2.4 g
saturatedFat: 8.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 192.8 mg
sugar: 39.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. In a large saucepan, bring 1 cup butter and water to a boil. Remove from heat, and stir in flour, sugar, eggs, sour cream, 1 teaspoon almond extract, salt, and baking soda until smooth. Pour batter into a greased 10x15-inch baking pan.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 22 minutes, or until cake is golden brown and tests done. Cool for 20 minutes.

  4. Combine 1/2 cup butter and milk in a saucepan, bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Mix in sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. Stir in pecans. Spread frosting over warm cake.

Recipe Yield

1 10x15-inch sheet cake

Recipe Note

This cake is good to make a day ahead, and is very popular at pot-lucks.

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