White Texas Sheet Cake

I wish I had a dime for every time I’ve heard someone make a comment about, “plain old white cake”. Except for the occasional vanilla lover, I rarely hear anyone celebrating when they see a white (or yellow) cake. But there is nothing “plain” or “old” about this White Texas Sheet Cake recipe. It is moist, rich, and the flavor is out of this world!

Make a White Texas Sheet Cake for Valentine’s Day or any occasion

The great thing about this White Texas Sheet Cake is that you can top if with just about anything. Sprinkles, nuts, ice cream, flavored syrups… You name it, this cake goes with almost anything.

The secret is (okay, there are a couple of them, actually) is that there is enough fat in this cake to make it seriously moist and very satisfying. The cake batter includes a cup of butter and nearly a cup of sour cream. The frosting includes butter and whole milk. This cake practically melts in your mouth!

The other secret is Almond Extract in the batter and icing. It isn’t enough to make the cake taste strongly of almonds. Rather, it’s just enough – and combined with the sour cream, is like a flavor-bomb of deliciousness. (Yes, that’s a word now.)

When to serve White Texas Sheet Cake

White Texas Sheet Cake bakes up so beautifully and you can easily decorate it to suit every occasion. The pictures show it looking lovely and romantic for Valentine’s Day. If your Valentine isn’t a big fan of chocolate, you will score BIG romance points if you bake up this yummy treat! (Then do it again for their birthday!)

And this cake is so good, you can even serve it for a wedding or shower. Seriously… If you’re having a casual wedding where you or a family member is making the wedding cake and you need sheet cake to serve extra guests after you’ve sliced the main fancy cake, this cake is an exceptional choice for that purpose.

It’s one of the most versatile cakes out there. It goes great with so many ice cream flavors too!

Ingredients to make a White Texas Sheet Cake:

For the cake:

• 2 C all-purpose flour
• 2 C sugar
• 1 TSP baking powder
• 1 TSP kosher salt
• 1 TSP baking soda
• 1 C unsalted butter
• 1 C water
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 C sour cream
• 1 TSP almond extract

For the frosting:

• 1/2 C unsalted butter
• 1/2 C whole milk
• 5 C confectioners’ sugar
• 1/2 TSP almond extract
• 1/2 TSP kosher salt
• Optional: Valentines Day sprinkles to garnish – or sprinkles of your choice

How to make a White Texas Sheet Cake: 

Pre-Steps:

1. Begin by preheating your oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Spray a 15x10x1-inch sheet pan with baking spray, set aside.

Make the sheet cake:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
2. Then in a small saucepan, add the butter and water.
3. Bring to a boil and quickly remove from heat.
4. Stir the hot liquid into the flour mixture.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, and almond extract until smooth.
6. Pour that into the flour mixture and stir until smooth.
7. Spread batter in the prepared sheet pan.
8. Baked 18-22 minutes until the cake is just golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes.

Make the frosting:

1. While the cake cools, prepare the frosting by combining the butter and milk in a large saucepan, bring to a boil.
2. Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the confectioners’ sugar, almond extract, and salt.
3. Spread the glaze over the warm cake and immediately top with sprinkles.

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Would you believe that this cake improves with time? It sure does! It’s even better the day after you make it!

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5 from 1 vote

White Texas Sheet Cake

You'll have to have a piece to believe how good this White Texas Sheet Cake is. It's amazing. Made with sour cream to make it nice and moist, it's light almond flavor just melts in your mouth. There's a reason people call this their best cake recipe. It's so easy and you can serve it for any occasion, like we have for Valentine's Day. Simply select different sprinkles, or leave them off, and you've got a great birthday cake or cake for any time.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time22 mins

Cooling15 mins

Total Time57 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: White Texas Sheet Cake

Servings: 20

Calories: 386kcal

Author: Jennifer Quisenberry

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 2 C all-purpose flour
• 2 C sugar
• 1 TSP baking powder
• 1 TSP kosher salt
• 1 TSP baking soda
• 1 C unsalted butter
• 1 C water
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 C sour cream
• 1 TSP almond extract

For the frosting:

• 1/2 C unsalted butter
• 1/2 C whole milk
• 5 C confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 TSP almond extract
• 1/2 TSP kosher salt
• Optional: Valentines Day sprinkles to garnish or sprinkles of your choice

Instructions

Pre-Steps

• Begin by preheating your oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray a 15x10x1-inch sheet pan with baking spray, set aside.

Make the sheet cake:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
• Then in a small saucepan, add the butter and water.
• Bring to a boil and quickly remove from heat.
• Stir the hot liquid into the flour mixture.
• In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, and almond extract until smooth.
• Pour that into the flour mixture and stir until smooth.
• Spread batter in the prepared sheet pan.
• Baked 18-22 minutes until the cake is just golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes.

Make the frosting:

• While the cake cools, prepare the frosting by combining the butter and milk in a large saucepan, bring to a boil.
• Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar, almond extract, and salt.
• Spread the glaze over the warm cake and immediately top with sprinkles.

Notes

Please note that nutrition facts are subject to change with your choice of ingredients.