How to Make Texas Sheet Cake for Two (Small Size Chocolate Sheet Cake)
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Small Batch Texas Sheet Cake is just the perfect amount for 2-4 people.
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Cake Ingredients:
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt1/4 cup butter
1 heaping Tbsp cocoa powder
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 Tbsp buttermilk
1/4 cup hot water out of the tap
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp vanilla
Frosting Ingredients:
2 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 Tbsp milk I use whipping cream but can also use buttermilk
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
Cake Directions:
Mix together flour, sugar and salt in a small mixing bowl.
In a small sauce pan combine butter, cocoa and water. Stir until butter melts and mixture comes to a boil.
Pour mixture over dry ingredients and stir to combine.
Add in egg yolk, buttermilk, baking soda and vanilla. Stir to combine.
Pour mixture into a greased 9 x 7 inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Frosting Directions:
As soon as cake comes out of oven mix up frosting.
In a small sauce pan combine butter ,milk, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar.
Stir until butter melts and ingredients are combined. Frosting will be thin. Do not allow it to boil.
Add in vanilla.
Pour hot frosting over hot cake out of the oven.
Spread to cover cake.
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Welcome to my Kitchen! I'm Leigh Anne, the mother of four adult children and my husband and I are now empty nesters.
I know the challenges of learning to cook for just the 2 of you, it feels like learning to cook all over again! After the kids left home, I found that I stopped making a lot of our family's favorite dishes and treats because those recipes just made too much food and I was tempted to eat too much!
On this channel, I invite you into my kitchen each week where we learn how to make small batch recipes with big taste. You can still enjoy all those family favorite recipes, just less of it!
I look forward to meeting you in the kitchen each week with a new recipe and video.
You can find all my recipes on my website at www.yourhomebasedmom.com.
Be sure and check out my other small batch sheet cakes: czcams.com/video/TRE88PLsXk4/video.html
4 words I've never spoken: "That's too much cake." 😂 That looks delicious!
😂😂
😂 I like making mini batches of cookies and smaller cakes, so they don’t tempt me for days after.
NEVER!!!!!
Oh my I'm still laughing too much cake is said never
Me either. 😂
I love small batch cooking! I can't handle family sized meals when there is just the two of us and don't like leftovers in most meals (except for homemade vegetable soup and chili!). I don't like to waste food but this recipe, I'm going to try it! Thanks for downsizing meal portions to two or three people!
That is exactly why I started this you tube channel - got tired of eating too many leftovers!!
Hi Leigh Anne - Hubby and I went on a little picnic yesterday and so the night before I made this delicious Texas Sheet Cake for Two as our dessert! We also had fried chicken, veggie sticks and potato salad. He drank beer; I had water. WOW is this cake delicious - the frosting was wonderful. I cut it in six pieces and took four pieces on our picnic. It transported well wrapped in foil. We ate all four pieces and was glad there were two pieces waiting for us when we got back home! Thanks again for a really great recipe for two.
Your picnic sounds so fun and delicious! Glad the cake was a part of it. It's always nice to have a little leftover!
Jen Ruby, picnic sounded interesting, especially the beer part😂.
I use coffee instead of water it brings out the chocolate flavor.
That's a great idea!
Thanks for the great recipe! I used an 8 X 8 inch pan and it worked fine. (Your pan is 9 X 7, which in area is 63 sq. inches, and an 8 X 8 inch pan is 64 sq. inches - so they are very similar in size.)
Thanks - glad you enjoyed it!
I wonder if an 8” round would work?
Excuse my math geek out: Area of a circle is pi x r squared.
In this case, r=4, so:
3.1416 x 4 x 4 = 50.2656
So your round cake would be 78 % the surface area of the rectangular pan. (About 3/4). So it would be smaller and taller.
Hope this helps.👍💕
A 9 inch round pan is 63.5 square inches and would work well too. This recipe looks delicious 😊
How long did you bake ?
If not already requested. I would like to see a small batch Coke A Cola cake. Or, (one of my all time favorites), homemade German chocolate cake with the homemade coconut frosting. Just throwing these out there. Jo
Great ideas - thanks so much. I'll get to work on that german chocolate cake!!
@@LeighAnneWilkes thanks and I’ll be watching!
German Chocolate cake is divine as is German apple cake.I think cake is the best food on the planet!!🤣🤣🤣
Ideal size if you don’t want to bake too much for that quick dessert fix. 😋🍰
Exactly!! Not tempted to eat too much!
You COULD freeze any extras. Mmmm..good.
I don’t know how I found you but I’m glad I did. I didn’t know anyone did small batch cooking on CZcams. Perfect for me. I subscribed immediately. Thank you ❣️
Glad you found me! Be sure and check out my other small batch videos - there are lots of them!
I was taught to omit vanilla when using chocolate or cocoa powder.
To enhance the flavour of chocolate add coffee dissolved in a little warm water.
Vanilla is to be used to flavour anything other than chocolate.
Never heard that before about vanilla and chocolate. I h ave heard about adding coffee to enhance the flavor. I'm not a coffee drinker so never have coffee on hand to try it.
Both coffee and vanilla can bring out flavors in the coco, it’s common for these ingredients to be used together. Like a black and white mocha or coffee ice cream.
I love that you provide recipes for small batches! New subscriber. 👍🏼 Your cake looked really good, too.
Thanks for subscribing! Enjoy!
I just stumbled across your channel. This is genius! These small batch recipes will be perfect for my husband and me, now that we're empty nesters!
So glad you found me!! Enjoy!
I've made this three times in the last month. It's a great recipe. I don't have buttermilk in the house so I use half and half. I also add one teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the batter. We're empty nesters so this is a perfect size.
Love the idea of adding cinnamon to the batter. thanks for sharing!
So glad I found this. Only me and my spouse. He bought me a crock pot made for 2. I'd love some recipes tried and true for it. I have subscribed. I've been looking for deserts lime this also.
I'm working on some small batch crock pot recipes. Enjoy!
I am so excited to find your site. I hate leftovers but I love to cook for the two of us. This is exactly what I needed. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I am so glad you found me!! Cooking for two without too many leftovers is a problem and I'm happy I can help!!
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😅😅😊😅
My Great Aunt ( God rest her Soul) use to make this all the time for family get togethers. Glad I found this.
So glad you found the recipe too. I love recipes that remind us of loved ones.
Looks really good, am going to try this. A little helpful hint is get a white clothe and put it under your bowl. Then when you stir the dish won’t run away on you!! Thanks for all the great recipes!
Thanks for the great tip!!!
I got the recipe for this cake from a coworker many years ago (I’m guessing 35-40 years) but it was for the full sized cake. In the years that followed as I moved to different jobs my coworkers loved it when I brought this in for all to share. Now that I’m retired and widowed I’m thrilled to see that you broke the recipe down to a small batch. I can’t wait to try it for the first time in probably 10 years. Thank you so much.
I am so glad you found the recipe and please enjoy!!!
There never can be too much cake lol 😂❤ love this recipe-delicious
Thanks - enjoy!
This has always been my favorite cake. I practically lick the frosting pan clean!
It's a good one!
I always make a homemade Sheet cake , but now with just 2 of us a big cake is too much , Im so glad I found this ! I always load up the frosting with pecans , SO good .
Hope you enjoy
Me too. Texas Sheet Cake is supposed to have pecans in the frosting.
Thank you! So glad to get a small version. I'd like to see you make a small version of German Chocolate cake, please. Thanks, Carol D.
SO glad you enjoyed the cake, a german chocolate is on the top of my to make list!
I’ve tried this, the lemon sheet cake and the peanut butter sheet cake all delicious! Would love to see a Caribbean Rum cake for two ❤🙏please and thank you so much for all your recipes!
So glad you've enjoyed the recipes - have you tried the chocolate sheet cake one yet? Thanks for the recipe suggestion.
@@LeighAnneWilkes yes! It was delicious!
I thought Texas Sheet Cake had cinnamon in it...at least the one I have does. Thank you for breaking down to small size recipe...so helpful for us empty nester! 🥰
I’ve seen it done both ways. You could easily add in some cinnamon To this recipe.
Chopped Pecans in the icing, also.
Yes that is the way my aunt Letha made it cinnamon in the batter and Pecans in the frosting. 🎉
Cinnamon is what makes it taste so good!
My recipe has instant coffee in it.
Thank you so much for downsizing recipes!
You bet - I've got lots more coming!
I love this version of sheet cake. Too many times, people think that you have to get a load of batter and make a tall, bready cake layer. The thinner cake layer (like in this video) is the best version
I love a nice thin cake too!
Wow, i remember the cakes at school were sheet cakes , it was always so good , memories 😁👍
Be sure and check out my peanut butter bar video - it's a blast from the past!
Thanks for the small cake recipes Texas Sheet my all time favorite.❤❤ I going to make me one now. My 72 yr Birthday Cake!
Happy birthday and enjoy the cake!
I found you this morning (5-1-2023) I am very familiar with this cake! I have been making it for 50 years! BUT!! It was not introduced to me as that!
It was The Jenny May Cake!
I am not sure who Jenny May was! But I received it hand written by an older friend as The Jenny May Cake! Over time I guess no one knew Jenny May! So the name got changed to what it is now! It is absolutely delicious! Even without vanilla! It is good without frosting too!
I have never heard it called that - I wonder who Jenny May is too!!
This cake brings back very fond memories for me, from the 1960s and 1970s when my Mom, aunts and grandmothers made this at parties like Mother's Day meals and get-togethers!
Yep, my mom did too!!
OMG! Just made for me & husband! Fast & delicious! Thanks! Definitely trying other recipes too! So glad I found your channel! Perfect size. I make regular size items & give half away! Plus very quick & almost no mess!
I am so glad you found me too!! Enjoy the recipes!
Thank you for small batch Texas sheet cake. Looks delicious cannot wait to try making it.
Hope you love it! Enjoy!
With me being alone, I don't need a big cake. Everyonce in a while you need a little something , not a lot but something that will take the edge off. Thank you for reducing the ingredients.
Hope you enjoy the recipes!
Thanks Leigh Ann for a great and simple recipe. My family of three often cannot finish most desert recipes so I half the recipes but even then, we cannot finish. This one was delicious and we consumed 70% of it. 3 more slices saved for tomorrow. I didn’t have buttermilk but used regular milk mixed with creme fraiche. Also added a handful of chocolate chips into the frosting to make it more milky. Love your channel!
So glad you enjoyed it! Love the idea of adding chocolate chips to the frosting.
Thank you for all your small batch recipes. I have tried so many, this Texas sheet cake being the next. They all have turned out wonderfully and you make them so easy to follow. Can’t wait to see what your up to next. Your so awesome and fun to watch!!!
Keith, I am so glad you are enjoying them. Thanks for following along!
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I'm single, love baking, love Texas!! Love this lady already!!
So glad you found me!! Enjoy!
Butter and cream makes such a melt in your mouth cake! Love it! 2023😍
Perfect combo!
I always add Texas pecans!! A must! 😊
Sounds good!
We always called this "Texas Funeral Cake" because when someone dies, you can bake this in half an hour and take it to the family. I love the small batch recipe!
I've never heard that name! But it is a perfect cake for a large gathering and is made quickly!
I love finding recipes for 2. Can't wait to try some of yours!
Glad you found me - enjoy!
My mother still has the cutout from when the recipe appeared in the local newspaper back in the 1960's. We've been making it ever since. It always had chopped walnuts (or pecans) in the frosting. I think all 9 of us "kids" would ask for it on our birthdays haha.
I love that she still has the original recipe! The recipe is an oldie but goodie!!
That’s so cool your Mom still has the old recipe cutout. Would it be weird if I asked you for a picture of it. I just love old recipes.
These small recipes are perfect for two...a little dessert but not a tray of tempting leftovers!!!
Yes! My willpower is weak when it comes to dessert so the small batch is perfect
Brings back childhood memories. Thanks for that!
Enjoy!
Just came across your channel and saw Texas Sheet cake. Then, I saw "for two". Just my husband and I so this recipe is perfect. Yum! ❤
I'm glad you found me! Enjoy!
Mmmm one of my favorite cakes especially the frosting 💥. Thank you for the smaller portion size. Good to know however I don’t have a problem eating it everyday until gone.
You are so welcome! Enjoy!
I’m so glad I found this! It’s just me and the hubs now and I always look for small batch recipes. I’m making this tonight. It looks delicious 😋
Enjoy!!
I don't know why this was in my recommended but I'm so glad it was
I am gad it was too - enjoy!
So glad I happened across your channel. I live alone and it is hard to cook cakes for one but your recipes will help me greatly. Lol that Texas Sheet Cake maybe for 2-3 people but I will persevere and do my best by you! Thank you.
So glad you found me too! Enjoy!
I added 1/4 tsp. of instant coffee to the batter and 1/4 c. pecans to the frosting and it was divine.
Sounds great!
I would love to see more of these kind of recipes as its just myself +1 so mashed potatoes for 2 would be great❤
Thanks for the suggestion!
1 cup milk + 1 T vinegar = BUTTERMILK!
that also works!
Leigh Anne Wilkes, You’re awesome
Sour cream too
FINALLY!!!! A smaller cake. THANK YOU!!!!!
Enjoy!
I had never heard of the Tx sheet cake till a coworkers made one for work! OMG this cake is a true chocolate lovers dream. I have never tasted anything as good as this cake I was sold, no other cake will satisfy me.
The daughter refused to share the recipe with us and I haven’t found what I think the recipe is till now you are spot on! Thank you for sharia video and the two recipe s! You have made this chocolate lover a very happy person! And your recipe is on the mark of what I remember the cake tasting like! Many thanks I feel like it’s Christmas! 💐💞🕊
So glad you found me and i hope you love the cake!
@@LeighAnneWilkes 💞🕊
Where have you been?! Two person cake! This is what I need. I don’t need a full cake for 12 ppl in my fridge. I’ll eat the whole thing in a few days. This is a great alternative 🎉
So glad you found me! Be sure and check out my other small batch cake videos. There is a lemon one and a white/almond one.
Hi, great recipe! Followed recipe, but cooked as cupcakes in toaster oven. The chocolatey taste is perfect! ❤❤❤ Love the smaller batch recipes; thank you for all your research and effort!
Love that it worked well for you in a toaster oven! Thanks for following along.
Your small batch lemon bars is an absolute winner. I'm now making it all of the time. Thank you.
Hope you love this one too!
I love this recipe. You do such great job with all the recipes.
Thank you so much 😊
I'm so glad I found your channel, it's so hard to find small portion recipes for baking. I'm a widow and when I feel for something sweet and delish, I usually buy a slice of cake from the store, which gets expensive and I used to love to bake. Any and all small portion recipes are appreciated. I haven't checked out your videos (yet) but do you do small portion cooking recipes as well? You might want to set up a channel specific to that so that people can search and easily find a channel set up specifically for those of us who aren't cooking or baking for families or (armies).
I have all kinds of recipes on my channel - be sure and check them out.
Thank the gods for you! My hub and I have "Pandemic Pudge" and there's no reason we can't have a small treat once a week while we're slimming down again. Great video, THANK YOU! -----DixieDarling in N. Atlanta ooxoo
Exactly!! We all deserve a small treat and that is what I love so much about these small batch recipes - there is just enough!
I made this for my husband and myself tonight, it was delicious and definitely a Keeper! Thank you for sharing.
So glad you enjoyed it!
I love Texas Sheet Cake . Thank you so much this perfect for my wife and I .
Enjoy the cake!
When the cake is removed from the oven, sprinkle mini marshmallows or spread marshmallow crème on top of the cake before icing the cake. Also, add chopped pecans to the frosting. This is called a Mississippi Mud Cake.
That sounds delish!
I'll have to try this! It looks so good. I just ordered that pan. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up! Beth in Raleigh, NC (UPDATE: My cute little pans just came today (5/28/24), and I made tihs cake. It's delicious! I went exactly by the recipe).
Hope you love the cake!! Be sure and check out my other small sheet cakes that use the same pan.
Made this last night..it was perfect ! Been my favorite for years now it I can make it without having to eat it for a week..thank you so happy I found you site..
I am so glad you enjoyed it!! Glad you found me too!
I made this tonight because I was in a hurry!! I even forgot the butter (I put it in the microwave to melt & forgot about it)!!!😱… it was Still Delicious!! The icing Truly “Makes it Wonderful!!” 🙌🙌💓💓🙏🙏🥰😋😋🤗
PS. This is enough for 4-6 people!!🤗🙌🙌💓🙏🙏
So glad you enjoyed it!
You really kept this video moving. Great job.
Thanks!
I just made this around 4:00 O’Clock in the morning. The recipe was very easy to follow along. I was surprised I even had everything in my kitchen. I’m not a chocolate eater, but I wanted to try this one out just for fun. It was soft and moist but I really didn’t care for the frosting. Maybe because I’m not a frosting person. But I will try to make this again down the rd for my grand babies. Thank again for this simple recipe.
I love your early morning baking! So glad you enjoyed the cake. I also have a lemon version and a white/almond version you might like if you're not a chocolate lover.
@@LeighAnneWilkes I definitely will try both of them specially since I’m more a lemon girl 😉 are they about the same size as this one? My family has down sized over the yrs.
Yum that cake looks good i love chocolate cake w/ that yummy frosting
Hope you enjoy it!
I got such nostalgia for when I lived in Texas during the 90s. I'm going to make it this weekend! Thanks for the small batch recipe Leigh Anne 🙏 🤎
Enjoy the cake and happy baking!
wow, this was 2 years ago. As long as I have been looking around you yt I can't believe I just found you. New subscriber. Looks yummy
So glad you found me!!! Enjoy.
The large-size recipe that i have made for years and years uses buttermilk mixed with cinnamon. Your recipe sounds interesting and I will try it.
You can add cinnamon into this one if you like. Enjoy!
Wow this looks delectable!! I’m always looking for recipes with cocoa!! I have been trying to find someone that knows how to make old fashioned cinnamon rolls! The kind the cafeteria ladies made when I was in elementary school .. in the early-mid 70’s?!?! I cannot find it! Could you possibly have that?? I love your sheet cakes for 2!!🤗❤️🎂
I do have a cinnamon roll recipe - you can find it here:czcams.com/video/0Ud79Nxx-FA/video.html
This is so perfect! My family is small and not all of us like this cake. Actually, it’s just my mom and me who enjoy this cake. This is just perfect! ❤
mmmmmm.......
Hope you enjoy the recipe!
Years ago I had a small cake pan and a recipe for a white cake that just fit it. I’ve lost both. This is great cause my husband and I aren’t big sweet eaters but occasionally I’d make this and it wouldn’t go to waste! I ordered the pan. Thanks!
Enjoy!!
This is my all time favorite cake. I add pecans to the top.
Glad you love it !
I am looking forward to making this cake. I plan to substitute 1/4 cup of hot coffee for the hot water. 😋
Enjoy!!
This is my first time to see you on video I like the cake and I'm glad you made it for 3 4 people That the kind I need thank you for sharing with us God Bless.
Glad you found the video - enjoy!
I’ve never made a chocolate cake without actual chocolate before so I kinda clicked on this not expecting to make a cake today but the further the video went I realized that I had all the ingredients here and long story short: the cake is in the oven now😄 Thank you for this recipe. Greetings from Germany:)
Hope you love it as much as we do!
Love the idea of small recipes
Thanks - so glad you found me channel.
I have a similarly sized Pyrex baking dish with a fitted lid. Perfect for small batch stuff, and it fits in my toaster oven.
sounds perfect!
You know she is good when there are no dislikes:)
Could you give us a recipe with bananas and chocolate? They are by far my favourite and if you could do it without sugar because I'm on a diet it would be great but you know best:)
Glad you like the recipe!
I've had this sheet cake with some chopped walnuts, which I loved.
you can definitely add nuts in if you are a nut lover.
I love small batch recipes!
You are going to love my channel!
Thank you…always looking for recipes for 2
Hope you enjoy them!
i must say this was Amazing. I didnt believe something from scratch could taste better than a box mix of brownies with icing. it was So easy! and will be my go to FIRST! perfect for my single life, quanity is perfect. I used A higher quality cocoa baking powder, not sure if that made a difference BUT THIS WAS GOOOOD!
So glad you enjoyed! Hope you'll try some of my other recipes.
So great to find this! Thank you!
Glad you found me! Enjoy.
Love this thank you!! Will add toasted pecans to that icing and yum yum yum!!!
Pecans would be delish! Enjoy!
Loved this recipe. Delicious and the perfect amount.
So glad you loved it. Thanks for following along.
Add chopped pecans for nut lovers or Heath toffee bits or both!! YUM
Sounds like a great idea!
Could you do a Peanut Butter Sheet Cake with Peanut Butter Icing for Two? I enjoy your recipes and videos. Thank you sharing!
I will add that to the list for sure!
What a great idea, for a smaller amount of cake! I cannot wait to try it....thanks!
Hope you enjoy it!
I'm glad that your channel came up in Uribe!!!! The cake was delicious and it freezes well ! I'm baking for one but the left overs didn't stay in the freezer long :) At the moment I'm waiting for your recipe for lemon bars to cool so that I can have a taste !!! So easy to make and they smell delicious !!! Looking forward to trying more of your recipes. Good for you for posting small batch recipes !!! Thank you :)
I am so glad you found me!! Enjoy! Those lemon bars are my favorite
Cake looks delicious !
I have an easier frosting that takes less time. Melt one package of Chocolate Chips in the microwave for 1 5 minutes, spread on hot cake or brownies. Cut into serving size pieces when frosting has set up.
great idea!
@@LeighAnneWilkes My favorite type of Chocolate Chips come from Toll House. The flavor of chips I use most often is Chocolate Peanut Butter. Especially great on freshly baked brownies.
I love you small batch recipes!!❤
Thanks so much for following along.
I love Texas Sheet Cake so much, I'd make it in the jelly roll pan, and eat the whole thing myself. But I can't anymore.
This small batch version is perfect for you!
My mom had this cake a lot. Feed a lot of farm hands.
The full size version is great for a crowd!
Thank you!🙏🍫
Enjoy and thanks for following along!
I just love your videos - This looks like something my mother made
Thank you. This recipe is an oldie but goodie!!
Thank you Ma'am, I'll make this.
Much Respect and Blessings to you and your family . 🤠🖖 ♨️
Thank you and enjoy!
I often make the full recipe and bake it in two disposable tin foil pans 13"X9" I frost one pan and freeze the second pan and frosting separately. They freeze beautifully, then heat the frosting a little and spread it on the defrosted cake.
That's a great idea! For people who don't have freezer space this small batch version works great.