Sunday, April 15, 2012

Grammy's White Sheet Cake

Any time I see a recipe that references someone's Grandmom/Oma/Memaw I have to take a look at it! Old family recipes are so fun and talk about tried and true... So, when I saw this at Eat Cake for Dinner I just had to try it out. So glad I did:@)
Grammy's White Sheet Cake
The cake was made on a rainy day so I opted for the perky colorful nonpareils around the outer edge.
Click the pic folks, the balls almost look 3D-cool!

Grammy's White Sheet Cake
1 C butter
1 C water
2 C sugar
2 1/4 C A/P flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 C sour cream

Frosting:
1 C butter
6 Tblsp evaporated milk
4 1/2 C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
1 C pecans, chopped-optional

Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease sheet pan.
  2. Melt butter and water in large saucepan over medium heat.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, flour, soda and salt. Stir with whisk until smooth.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.
  5. Add sour cream, mix well.
  6. Pour into well greased 11x17 sheet pan.
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cake springs back when touched.
  8. Remove from oven and allow to cool while you make the frosting.
Frosting:
  1. Add butter and evap milk in medium pan, heat until melted and bring to a simmer.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, vanilla and salt. Stir till smooth.
  3. Mix in nuts (if using).
  4. Spread over cake.
Notes:
-This is a keeper, thanks so much for sharing Jenn!
-I made half of the recipe and used a 9x13 sheet pan.
-I did cut the sugar in the cake back by a couple tablespoons, it was plenty sweet.
-This frosting is lick the bowl good folks! It's almost nutty, I'll be sure to use nuts the next time.
-Work fast if you want candies to stick to the top of the icing!
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