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Texas Turtle Sheet Cake

This easy texas turtle sheet cake recipe is packed with incredible flavor and simple to prepare. Perfect for family meals or special occasions!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Cake
  • ¾ cup unbleached all-purpose flour 430 ml
  • ml Baking powder 2 tsp.
  • eggs
  • ml cocoa ¼ cup
  • ml brown sugar 2 cups
  • ml canola oil ¼ cup
  • ml buttermilk 1 cup
  • Icing
  • ml of milk 1 cup
  • g dark chocolate, chopped 4 oz
  • ml cocoa ¼ cup
  • ml softened butter ¼ cup
  • ml icing sugar 1 ½ cups
  • ml pecans, toasted and chopped 1 ½ cups

Method
 

  1. Cake
  2. Put the grill at the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 260 ° C (280° F). Butter and line a 43 x 30-cm (17 x 12-inch) cookie sheet with parchment paper. Reserve.
  3. In a bowl, combine the flour and bakiing powder. Reserve.
  4. Icing
  5. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, bring the milk, chocolate, cocoa, butter and icing sugar to a boil. Let boil 30 seconds, stirring continuously. Add the pecans.
  6. Spread the icing over the cake right out of the oven. Let cool completely.
  7. NOTE
  8. Texas Sheet Cake is a cake traditionally baked on a cookie sheet. Its soft texture and the main ingredients that compose it (chocolate, cocoa, pecans) are reminiscent of brownies.