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Texas Turtle Sheet Cake

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Texas Turtle Sheetcake
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 24

Ingredients

  • 2 CUPS (400G) GRANULATED SUGAR
  • 2 CUPS (256G) SELF-RISING FLOUR
  • 1 CUP (2 STICKS OR 226G) UNSALTED BUTTER, ROOM TEMPERATURE
  • 1 CUP (237G) COFFEE (CAN USE HOT WATER INSTEAD)
  • 1/3 CUP (39G) UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER
  • 1/2 CUP (120G) BUTTERMILK* (SEE NOTES)
  • 2 EGGS, ROOM TEMPERATURE
  • CHOCOLATE FROSTING
  • 1/4 CUP (57G) BUTTER
  • 1/4 CUP (60G) BUTTERMILK
  • 3 TABLESPOONS (22G) UNSWEETENED COCOA
  • 2 1/2 CUPS (312G) CONFECTIONERS SUGAR
  • TURTLE TOPPING
  • 1/2 CUP CHOPPED PECANS
  • 1/2 CUP SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS
  • 1/2 CUP CARAMEL SAUCE, FOR DRIZZLING OVER TOP

Instructions

  • CHOCOLATE CAKE
  • PREHEAT OVEN TO 350°F. LINE 10IN X 15IN (OR 9×13, BUT CAKE WILL BE THICKER AND FUDGIER) WITH PARCHMENT PAPER AND SPRAY SIDES WITH NON-STICK SPRAY IF NEEDED.
  • IN A LARGE BOWL, COMBINE SELF-RISING FLOUR AND GRANULATED SUGAR AND THEN SET ASIDE.
  • IN A SAUCEPAN COMBINE 1 CUP BUTTER, 1 CUP COFFEE (OR HOT WATER), AND 1/3 CUP COCOA. BRING TO A SLOW ROLLING BOIL, STIRRING CONSTANTLY.
  • POUR THE WARM BUTTER MIXTURE INTO THE FLOUR MIXTURE. USING A HAND-HELD MIXER (OR BY HAND) MIX UNTIL INGREDIENTS ARE FULLY COMBINED, ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
  • ADD THE BUTTERMILK AND EGGS. MIX ON MEDIUM SPEED FOR ANOTHER 30 SECONDS, OR UNTIL FULLY COMBINED.
  • POUR INTO PREPARED BAKING PAN AND BAKE FOR 20-25 MINUTES. WHEN CAKE IS DONE BAKING IT SHOULD SPRING BACK IF YOU TOUCH IT. AN INSERTED TOOTHPICK SHOULD BE REMOVED MOSTLY CLEAN, A FEW CRUMBS ARE PERFECT. (START CHECKING AT 17 MINUTES.)
  • CHOCOLATE FROSTING
  • IN A MEDIUM SAUCEPAN, COMBINE 1/4 CUP BUTTER, 4 TABLESPOONS BUTTERMILK, AND 3 TABLESPOONS UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER. BRING TO A SLOW ROLLING BOIL OVER MEDIUM HEAT, STIRRING CONSTANTLY.
  • REMOVE FROM HEAT AND USE A WIRE WHISK TO GRADUALLY MIX IN POWDERED SUGAR, A 1/2 CUP AT A TIME.
  • SPREAD OR POUR THE WARM FROSTING OVER THE CAKE.
  • TURTLE TOPPING
  • WHILE THE CAKE IS STILL WARM, SPRINKLE WITH CHOPPED PECANS AND THEN THE MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS. DRIZZLE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE.