Texas Sheet Cake

Thursday, December 25, 2008

First things first, Merry Christmas everybody! I hope the holidays are treating you well this year. My mom used to make this cake all the time. It’s really really really good. It’s more like frosted brownies and it’s delicious. You should make this. Today. Or tomorrow since you might be in a food coma already today.

I made these during my lunch break on a day that I worked from home. I sent them to work with hubby the next day so we wouldn’t eat them all!! These are REALLY good warmed up with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.

There are a few things about this recipe that just feel weird after all the baking I’ve done in the past few years. For one, you just throw all the ingredients together (this recipe is SO easy!) None of this adding flour and alternating with milk blah blah blah. It’s kind of refreshing to just throw everything in and turn on the mixer. You also boil butter and cocoa. Twice. It’s awesome. And don’t worry about the 3 sticks of butter. They’re totally worth it.

Texas Sheet Cake – from my mom – no idea where it’s originally from, although PW does have the same recipe posted on her cooking blog…
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vingar + 1/2 cup milk
2 sticks butter
4 tbsp cocoa
1 cup water

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix the flour, sugar, sour cream, salt, eggs, baking soda and buttermilk in a large bowl.

Bring the butter, cocoa and water to a boil.

Add at once to flour mixture. Mix well and pour into greased cookie sheet. The batter is VERY runny.

Bake 20 min at 350. While the cake is baking, you will have just enough time to clean up the mess you made, wash the dishes and prepare the frosting. It’s important to frost the cake immediately out of the oven, so no slacking here!

Frosting1 box powdered sugar (1 lb) – I just eyeball it to 1/2 of a 2 lb bag
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp vanilla
1 stick butter
6 tbsp milk
4 tbsp cocoa

Combine the following the powdered sugar, pecans and vanilla.

Bring remaining ingredients to a boil. Add to the sugar mixture. Ice cake right out of oven.

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23 Responses to “Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars”

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hannah! — June 7, 2010 at 2:57 pm

A slice of this? Yes please!
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Sara — June 7, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Oh my…a slice? I’ll take the whole pan, please. 🙂
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Cupcake Activist — June 7, 2010 at 4:56 pm

I am a firm believer in combining foods that are great. The photos are making me drool!
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yumventures — June 7, 2010 at 11:16 pm

So amazingly decadent! I love these. So would my boyfriend 🙂
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BeeKayRoot — June 8, 2010 at 3:18 am

You should simply call these the “Yes, Please” bars.
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Chocolate Shavings — June 8, 2010 at 9:37 am

Those bars look perfect!
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Amy — June 8, 2010 at 10:32 am

Mmmmm, she said trying not to drool.
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Taylor — June 8, 2010 at 2:35 pm

Yes please is right! I need to make these as soon as possible!
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bridget {bake at 350} — June 8, 2010 at 3:04 pm

Yours turned out so pretty! I’m so glad you liked them! 🙂
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oneordinaryday — June 8, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Holy cow! I agree with your husband. I’d beg for those bars, for sure.
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Mary — June 8, 2010 at 8:36 pm

Oh, I say “yes please,” too! YUM! Those both sound and look delicious!!! A must make!

xxMK
Delightful Bitefuls
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Ingrid — June 9, 2010 at 12:24 am

I’ve seen these around and each time I think, MUST bake, soon! This time around is no different except I AM going to make these asap. Thanks for the shove, I mean nudge! 🙂
~ingrid
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Christy {The Girl Who Ate Everything} — June 9, 2010 at 3:43 am

I’ve made these before and I still think about them. Your pictures are beautiful. I’m adding you to my blog list!
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Amanda — June 9, 2010 at 1:17 pm

wow! heavenly! –hoteles en veracruzt
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steph — June 9, 2010 at 3:07 pm

I’ll take two! These bars look great. I am saving the recipe!
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Fun and Fearless in Beantown — June 9, 2010 at 9:11 pm

Wow, these look simply amazing! I think I would say “Yes Please” too!
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Tia — June 10, 2010 at 4:49 am

i just printed this off. SO excited to try it!
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Ma What's 4 dinner — June 10, 2010 at 1:01 pm

My family would go insane for this! Newest follower here!

Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma, What’s For Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
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cookies and cups — June 11, 2010 at 5:59 pm

These are some of my favorite bars! Yours look great 🙂
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We Are Not Martha — June 12, 2010 at 8:55 pm

Oh wow, these look absolutely delightful! I could probably eat a whole pan 🙂 Happy weekend!

Sues
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Amanda — June 18, 2010 at 8:58 pm

Yum, yum, yum! I could do some serious damage to those. They look heavenly.
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Tyler — August 24, 2010 at 2:43 am

I’ve been browsing your blog and these look delicious! Well, everything looks delicious but I’m a cheesecake girl and my husband is definitely a chocolate chip cookie kind of guy so I can’t wait to try these!
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Rhondi — December 31, 2010 at 2:46 am

I made these last week. They were amazing!