Gluten Free Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe (2024)

3.50 from 4 votes

Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

This chocolate sheet cake is perfect for parties!

Chocolate Cake:

• ▢ 1 1/3 c. white rice flour
• ▢ 2/3 c. tapioca starch
• ▢ ½ t. xanthan gum
• ▢ Or 2 c. all purpose GF/non-GF flour instead of the above 3 ingredients.
• ▢ 2 c. granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 c. butter
• ▢ 1 c. water
• ▢ ¼ c. cocoa powder
• ▢ ½ c. milk
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 t. baking soda
• ▢ 1 t. vanilla

Fudge Frosting:

• ▢ ½ c. butter
• ▢ 3 T. cocoa powder
• ▢ ¼ c. milk
• ▢ 3 ½ c. powdered sugar sifted
• ▢ 1 t. vanilla
• ▢ 1 ¼ c. pecans coarsely chopped

For the Chocolate Cake:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

• In a large bowl, combine white rice flour, starch, xanthan gum, and granulated sugar.

• In a medium-sized saucepan, place 1 c. butter, water and ¼ c. cocoa powder and heat to a boil. Stir constantly for 1 minute and then pour mixture over flour ingredients in the bowl.

• Using a handheld mixer or whisk, stir in ½ c. milk. Once batter has reached room temperature or cooler, add eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Mix until combined. Batter will be slightly lumpy.

• Spray a 10 x 15 inch sheet cake pan with non-stick cooking spray and pour in batter. Bake for 18-22 minutes.

For the Fudge Frosting:

• During the last 10 minutes of baking, bring ½ c. butter, 3 T. cocoa powder and ¼ c. milk to a boil in the saucepan, stirring constantly.

• Once a boil is reached, turn off heat and add powdered sugar 1 c. at a time, whisking well after each addition. When all sugar has been added, stir in vanilla. Lastly, mix in pecans.

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• Pour frosting over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Let cake cool completely before serving. Enjoy!

3.50 from 4 votes