My name is Oliver, 86 years old. I have an interesting story about the Texas Chocolate Sheet cake.Years ago, I believe it was in the 60's, My Mother and Father-in law lived in the Dominican Republic. A Dominican lady made them a chocolate cake. It was delicious. My mother-in-law asked for the recipe. The lady refused, said it was a secret family recipe handed down. She finally relented and gave it to my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law gave it to my wife. My wife gave it to whomever wanted it. No longer a secret. In the 1980 I was working in Texas. My wife gave the "Secret Recipe to a very nice German lady there. Figured that's how it got introduced to Texas. To make a long story short. The Secret recipe is the same as the one you posted.It is by far my favorite chocolate cake. Love your show. I watch every episode.
What a great story, Oliver! You could be correct about the origin of the recipe. We sure do appreciate you being a loyal subscriber of our channel. I am honored that you watch our videos. You have made my day!
I love your recipes of all the cooks that I watched you are the best and I love how you Give me a recipe step-by-step so we could understand and I just want to say I bet you were the best teacher there was❤❤❤
My Mom always gave recipes when asked. She thought it was a compliment. Her best friend was VERY reluctant to. That friend had a Polish Mama who had great recipes my Mom wanted to recreate. After she got a couple where the ingredients or directions were changed, she gave up.
Oh my goodness. I literally just texted my cousin to see if she had my Aunts recipe for Texas sheet cake. She’s been gone for 4 years and I miss her and the cake. Thank you for always sharing the most wonderful recipes. I’m the matriarch of our family now and I cook for my son and his family every Wednesday. (My daughter and identical granddaughters are amazing cooks) I love the two of you, you are so beautiful inside and out. I am going to make this also for bible study too! Have a blessed and amazing day. I cannot wait until your next video.
Dear Tom and Melissa. I cannot begin to express the delight I felt when your RUclips channel came into my world. I saw this recipe this morning, and joy bubbled inside of me. This recipe was one of my mom's favorite recipes. She called it Chocolate Candy Cake. She passed away 6 years ago, and this video brought back so many memories. This dessert will be served at our next church potluck for sure! I love you guys, and become teary when Tom speaks so lovingly about his students (one in particular is Juanita) or of someone who passed along a recipe to you and Melissa that ranges anywhere from 30-45 years ago. Honestly, I think that is what makes your RUclips channel so great - the loving way Tom offers the first bite, Tom's passion for people, and sharing vintage recipes, and the details of measurements and then the taste test at the end.
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This is one of my favorite cakes! Thanks for sharing it. Ps: Vinegar in milk just curdles the milk. It’s not buttermilk. Buttermilk is cultured and doesn’t easily go bad. Buttermilk purchased at the store with an expiration or “best by” date is an fda required thing. I bought a half gallon of buttermilk a year ago and use about a quarter cup of it and add some milk to it and culture my own. Buy once, buttermilk for life. Added to my bread recipes makes the softest most delicious bread. Buttermilk can be used in so many recipes and gives everything a wonderful flavor. There is no substitute. God bless y’all!
I used to make this cake and take it to the Vance Fire Dept. At Vance Air Force Air Base located at Enid, Ok with a gallon of milk sometimes two. I usually took it out on Sunday afternoons for the firemen who worked on Sundays.
By the way, I always took it out when it was hot, laid on a towel in the back of my van and when I pulled in the guys would meet me in the parking lot.
Thank you for giving credit where credit is due to Ladybird. Being a Texas gal myself, this is one of the first cakes my mother taught me to make, I was 8, I am 65 now. The only difference is that we always add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the cake mix. It makes a big difference. Everyone always asks, "What's the difference in your chocolate cake?" It is such a subtle taste that they can not distinguish what it is. Hope you try it.
Just want to say THANK YOU! I was given this recipe in about 1968 by a lady I worked with in Amarillo, Texas. Now, about 56 years later, it is still my favorite, and my go-to cake for all occasions. That said, I have made one modification, just for a bit stronger flavor: where it says "add water" in the cake recipe, I add black coffee instead. In the icing, I substitute black coffee for the buttermilk.
1964. The cake was originally called Gertrude Armstrong’s Chocolate Cake. Ms. Armstrong was a Texas native I believe. I’ve had the recipe since 1964, yes, that long ago. I cut it out of a newspaper, and Lady Bird was not part of the nomenclature at the time, LBJ had just been made President and she was not that well known at the time let alone have any influence. Her influence for the cake came along later after it had been published and already was a favorite. I made it immediately and to this day it is everybody’s favorite, I make it often. When I get the chocolate crazies this is my go-to for my chocolate fix. I couldn’t do without it. I was 23 years old when I first got it and now I’m 83. Wow, a lifetime of the best chocolate cake ever. I’ve talked myself into it…..this chocolate cake is on my horizon for today, can’t wait any longer. I love your all’s show, I watch every one of them and have made MANY of your recipes, both sweet and savory. Keep them coming!
Thank you so much for the information about the cake. I'm guessing Lady Bird was a fan of it as well and probably requested it a lot. I am chuckling that it's on your horizon - I'm hoping you've already enjoyed it since you made the post! Thank you so much for being at the table with us! We love having you!
A family reunion is a great place to take it because it doesn't need to be refrigerated and it feeds a lot of people. Thanks for supporting our channel.
I'm always a little concerned it might dance its way off the countertop! And he has a lot of other things he is trying to remember as he is making these videos so I try to help him out when I can. 😊 Thanks so much for watching our channel. It's great having you at the table with us.
Oh Good Lord! I don’t even want to watch this video!! Your desserts are all so wonderful and tempting but there is only 2 of us to eat them! Your big main dishes and casseroles are wonderful because we eat on them for a few nights or freeze them if you said we can. I’ve told all my friends about your channel but with caution because everything is so good! Thank you and may God continue to bless you and Melissa!
My family (in Texas) uses this exact recipe for the cake and the frosting except for one thing. We add 2 teaspoons of cinnamon to the cake mix. Sometimes called a Mexican chocolate cake due to the cinnamon.
HELLO !!! OOOHHHH MYYYY GOODNESSS!!! talk about sweet memory's !! my sweet momma use to make this for our family and dad would be outside making homemade ice cream in this ice cream maker you plug in with this big metal pot inside this tub and you pour salt in with ice, and it churns the ice cream with this big paddle .... it was back in the mid 70s i was like 10. my wonderful momma and dad my sister and brother are all gone now... its just me, i get so sad i lost them all in a span of like 3 years. thank god i have all my memory's i can look back on . thanks for the sentimental story and bringing this happy memory to me of sweet youth and family.
@@spiceoflife3307 we are delighted to have you as part of our channel. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us and for being part of our RUclips family.
This recipe took me back many years. Texas sheet cake was my SIL’s signature “dish” for any get together. Jane unfortunately passed away from breast cancer in her early 40’s. I may have to make this in her memory. I’m not a baker, but I still may give it a try.
I am so sorry about your SIL's passing, but what a blessing to be able to make this cake in her memory. Enjoy every bite. Thanks for watching our videos!
I really like and will make the pumpkin bread it looks wonderful,i have made pumpkin rolls for more than 40 years,everyone loves it,but,not much anymore have arithitis over my body too hard to do this,but its wonderfu to make cakes,cookies etc.love sharing with people,u and melissa are good hearted people,i can tell,and wonderful people,i love your recipes some of the best love both of you,until your next recipe,God bless you both,have a blessed day!!!!!😅😊
I can not tell you, how much I enjoy each and everyone of your videos. You have a way about you that makes you feel like your viewers are in your kitchen while you are baking or cooking. I also love how your wife is forever reminding you of stuff. I am the same with my husband. FYI, I freeze my buttermilk in 1/2 cups and put that into a sandwich zip bag, making sure it is really zipped and than lay the bags flat and stack them. I then put them into the freezer until I need them. Depending on how much buttermilk is called for in the recipe I am making I will take one or two bags out of the freezer and put those into the refrigerator overnight to thaw and then in the morning I take the bags out and let the buttermilk come to room temp along with all of the other ingredients. I have been doing this for years. The buttermilk might separate some, but you can shake it, I usually leave it alone and add it to the recipe as is. Just so you know, I am not a new cook or baker, I started doing those things when I was 10, I am now 73. Again, thank you both for this channel. suzie
I might understand your feelings. I lived far away from my Mom, but I called her almost every night. At Christmas, I would play one Christmas song for her each night from Thanksgiving to New Years'. After she passed-on, I couldn't play that music to save my life! Here lately, I'm starting to play it, again. God bless...
👋♥️🙏♥️👋Tom I sure wish I was there. That cake looks delicious, devine, oh heck, wonderful. I wish I had some of that cake right now. Love It like I cannot describe. 😂🤣😆😁Thanks for your version of it Can’t hardly wait to make it. 👋♥️🙏♥️👋P.S. Love and blessings to both of you and have a great day and weekend ahead. Jennifer from South Mississippi. 👋♥️👋
My granddaughter sang "You are my sunshine" to my dad on his last day on earth.... my daughter says she can't sing that song anymore....I told her to start singing it again because my dad tapped his finger while her daughter was singing to him... good memories at a sad time.
My sister and I always celebrate our Mother by eating her favorite foods. She was a wonderful baker ( cook too ). She made this a lot. Always has been too sweet and rich for me. But I sure miss her baking. I miss her.
Hi, I am in my 80s and I made that for my children when I was in my 30s they loved it. I would make it after dinner and it was a snack for us. It’s good to see someone else making it and passing it on. Thank you.
Yes my girlfriend from n central farm country made a packed lunch while we were driving into a Billy Graham crusade in Chicago 1971. I was pregnant with morning sickness. She made this. I never had a problem. Now I'm going to make this for my birthday this weekend no. 78!!!!!
I am an avowed chocoholic and I love this cake. I am 80 years old and love ALL your videos. You lay everything out so precisely. I am sure you are an excellent teacher. Oh and thank you for scraping out all your pots and pans and dishes. It's something that I do and I see many videos of other people who do not do it. Please keep up the good work as I am a devoted fan.
So nice you talked about your friends Becky and Bill and giving her credit for the recipe.❤️. My mother in law made this cake and gave us the recipe, her sister lived in Texas and she passed it on, it was ALWAYS a family fav! I lost the recipe, my mother in law has been gone many years, but she called it a Texas Dolly Cake😁! Thanks for the recipe, it’s soooo good!
Back in the early 70s this was the most popular dessert at showers and birthday parties. It was known as Linda’s Sister’s Mother’s Chocolate Cookie Sheet Cake. I lost the recipe many years ago and I am so happy you are presenting it. Thank you ! One thing we did differently, we poked holes in the cake with a wooden spoon and then spread the frosting. I can’t wait to make this!
I also add about a tablespoon of cinnamon to mine. And I make mine in a 9x13 cake pan, and it is a family favorite and has been since I was a kid about 50 yrs ago. oh, Tom btw I made those donuts and wow I was so impressed with how light, fluffy, and delicious they were. The family loved them and want me to make them again.
Beginning to get addicted to your channel!! My husband and I sit here in Indiana salivating while watching your video. My Mother used to call this cake the Buttermilk Cake. Her entire family was from KY. I make this same cake but in a 13x9 inch pan and have for almost 50 years. I agree anything cooked with buttermilk is absolutely delicious….beyond words with extra moistness. My husband is watching your crockpot casserole dish from the day after Thanksgiving last year 🤗🫣. Thank you for what you and your wife are doing for us 🙏🏻❣️
We really appreciate that you and your husband are loyal subscribers to our channel. It makes my day to hear that. This an addiction I fully support! 😂
A family favorite that my mom provided me with a handwritten recipe card box of all our family favorite recipes. She has been gone almost 21 years and I treasure her handwritten recipe cards.
Since I have a hard time finding buttermilk where I live, I use Saco Buttermilk Powder. I added 2 tablespoons of the powder to my dry ingredients and 1/2 cup water to the wet ingredients. Followed the recipe as you directed and it turned out great! Although I live in Buckley, Washington, I have great memories of Kentucky. My father was from Louisville. My husband was stationed at Fort Knox for 10 years so I had a chance to spend time with aunts and uncles. And my Aunt Ruth taught me how to cook. Your channel brings back a lot of fond memories.
We love that food can connect us to sweet people and places in our memories! We loved reading your stories. Thank you for joining us at the table. Hope you have a great weekend.
I agree with you that it's great warm! I enjoy it with a big glass of cold milk. Of course, you're right that it's good at room temperature too. LOL! We appreciate you watching our videos and supporting our channel.
I first had this cake when my best friend's mother made it for our church youth group in 1965, I was 13 (I'm 71 now.). It is the best cake ever! I've made it many times thru the years.
Adding a little instant coffee or a shot or two of espresso to the chocolate cake will work well, so will a teaspoon of cinnamon and a quarter to half teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Orange zest in the batter is also good. Many many possibilities!!!!
I have heard that story pertaining to Lady Bird Johnson. It has to be a good cake if it originated from Texas. My mother was from Texas, and I lived in DFW area for the first ten years of my life. I'll be saving this one in memory of your friend Becky.
My name is Kent, I'm 69 years old this June 15th. Thanks for posting this. I actually make a Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake as my base cake to make a Mississippi Mud Cake. I make the cake, then I top with marshmallows or marshmallow cream and then top with a chocolate frosting and sprinkle with nuts! ...And, if that wasn't enough, I pair it with Baskin & Robbins Rocky Road Ice Cream; theirs' is the darkest chocolate ice cream! Thank you so much for all y'all do! I love to watch your videos! I appreciate you so much!
My daughter found comments recently that the person substituted sour cream, full fat, for the buttermilk. We decided to try it. It worked great and made the cake nice and moist. We too, have been making the Texas sheet cake for many years. Also, we have a couple family members who do not eat nuts, so we put half of the icing on half of the cake, add 1/2 the amount of nuts in the other 1/2 icing and put that on the remaining cake. Thanks for the videos and for sharing such good food and storys about your family and friends. God bless both of you!
I grew up in the midwest having this cake. I was taught to spread the frosting with the nuts in it......took forever. Now I sprinkle nuts over top of hot baked cake the frost it by drizzling the warm frosting over the nuts. Easy Peasy. Just make sure you don't cut a lot of the tip of the baggy off......you need a small opening to drizzle evenly over cake The heat from frosting and cake will help spread the frosting on its own.
Another great receipe. Thanks for showing it. My dear Sis in law used to make this.I had to laugh about taking the sheild off too soon. I would love to know where you got your cookie jar. You use so many phrases that my family always used. My best to you and Melissa. Keep up the good work. I always look forward to each new video.
I found the cookie jar at a local Peddler's Mall. It's an M.A. Hadley cookie jar. It was actually in a booth owned and run by one of our former school principals. I LOVE it! Thank you for your kind, encouraging words. We appreciate you watching our videos and supporting our channel.
My mom made this cake many times. But we called it brownie cake. I have recipes for Peanut Butter Texas sheet cake( I tell ppl if you don’t like PB you’ll like this cake an if you do like pb it will change your life😊) Strawberry Texas sheet cake ( I haven’t made it yet) and Vanilla Texas sheet cake( but I add almond extract which takes it OVER THE TOP) Thanks for sharing so many delicious recipes!
Oh my goodness - those all sound delicious! We need to add those to our collection! Thank you so much for watching our channel. We appreciate having you at the table.
If you are not a buttermilk fan or do not have any on hand, you can make your own sour milk by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of whole milk. Let stand for 5 minutes before using. This adds just the right amount of acidity to your recipe when buttermilk is called for. Loving your channel and all of your great recipes! Bless you both♥️
I favor this recipe because the Cocoa powder is cooked, allowing it to 'bloom'. The ladies who spoiled me in the '60s cooked frosting, too. Good show and thank you...🇺🇸 👍☕
I enjoy your channel. My mother made this cake for many years. I buy a half gallon of buttermilk and freeze what is left in plastic cups that hold one half cup and use them as needed.
It can be hard to use up all the buttermilk if you aren't a fan of drinking it (which we are not). Freezing it like that is a really smart idea. We appreciate that you shared our ideas with us.
So nice of you to make this in memory of your dear friend. I have a recipe for Texas sheet cake. the ingredients are a little different, but I haven't had it in years. Battery-operated sifter, what a great idea, might have to get myself one. I love how you give your wife the first bite of what you make.
I've literally made this cake since I was 12 years old! 😅 My Grandma Strohbehn taught me how to make it! ❤ I loved her dearly, and she taught me a lot about cooking and recipes. She was an Iowa farm wife snd took great pride in her state, but this was always Texas Sheet Cake! 😅😅😅
Yum! Haven't had this cake in years. My mom made it in 9 x 12 pan & did icing without nuts so if wanted nuts she put some on top for part of cake. I liked with nuts! Used to make for my daughter but haven't made since she moved out many years ago. Time to dust off that recipe along with some other great ones! Thanks for sharing Becky's recipe!
My favorite cake ever!!!!!❤❤❤. Yummy!! Some people here in Texas call it a Texas Sheath Cake. I usually make mine in a 9”x13” pan and bake it for 30-35 minutes like a standard cake. The frosting is a little thicker and yummy, too!
This brings back so many fond memories of family and church events. We often needed more than one person to bring this because it was so popular and everyone wanted second helpings!!
I think this must be the frosting my husband has always talked about his mother making. He & his brother said you could peel the icing off the cake in a layer. I would think that's because it's kinda like fudge. I'm really excited to try this. The sheet cake looks very simple to make too. Btw, I have this same kind of shield for my KitchenAid & I love it. Thank you, Melissa for always putting the recipe in the description box. It's so much better than having to go to a separate website. Bless you both.😊
I have been making this cake for YEARS and I bought a can of powdered buttermilk , it works great! Also, I paused you and went to Amazon and put one of the sifters on my "wish list"! We learn all kinds of things from you two, thank you! Oh and I use walnuts. God bless!
Thanks for the shoutout and I'm glad you're enjoying the new tools. Apryl and I had a good laugh regarding the shield. I'll tell you though, my heart sank a foot when I saw the new beater left a mess of chocolate in the bottom, unmixed, and unscraped. I don't know if there's a difference in the bowls or not, but it doesn't do that in ours. And we would not take it badly in the slightest if you switched back to your old beater, if it does a better job. I mean that was the whole point of sending them, hoping it would improve your experience with your mixer. We're definitely going to try this recipe when we get a chance. Thanks for the videos and the inspiration!
I love this cake. I first had it at a family reunion years ago. My mother made this for years. It is a great cake to take to a cookout, church social, or just for a family dessert. I love it warm with vanilla ice cream. I have even put it in the microwave and heated it. If you are a single person there are recipes on yt for just a couple of servings and it is very good, tastes just like the bigger cake. My aunt even made it in a 9 X 13 pan and it was a thicker cake, but I love it made in the size pan that it calls for. A delicious cake, I love it.
we love Texas sheet cake here in PA.....I have to make half with nuts and half plain frosting... it's very easy to pour believe it or not! We use walnuts more here than pecans... but we love both! Thanks again for sharing your friend's recipe... she'll forever be in your hearts!
Waving at you from Texas!! This is one of our very favorite cakes and you made me hungry for it. Thanks! You are great at this recipes sharing video business.
I made this cake for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I took it to a picnic for adopted rescue dogs. It was a big hit!! Thank you for this recipe. It's absolutely delicious! ❤
I enjoy every one of your videos and I love it that you give us information about things as you're cooking. And may your friend rest in peace thank you
In 1999, my next-door neighbor passed away. Having recently had vocal cord surgery, I couldn't talk, but I sent this cake with my husband for the family. They raved about it and thoroughly enjoyed it, so I can understand how it could be called a funeral cake. It is comfort food and there are times when we really need some!
This was such a lovely video - I really enjoyed his stories and his gentle method. Being a Texas-loving Canadian, I’ve wanted to try this cake for a while but thought it might be too much trouble. It looks so easy and delicious! The fudgy pecan frosting/topping will be a hit with my husband I’m sure. And when I make it, I will also think of their dear friend. What a wonderful couple these two super nice people are. I’ll be back to sit at his welcoming table.
We love having you at the table with us. It's so nice to hear from you and please know we find your comment to be very encouraging. Thank you for that! We think you and your husband will love this cake!
Awesome showing of this great cake and sharing where it came from and your friends who shared it with you first. That looked so good and so easy, Thanks Tom and Melissa for the great way it should be prepared. Stay safe and keep up the great work and videos around there. Fred.
I put a tsp of cinnamon in the cake mix. Being from Indiana, I loved hearing that the cake was once called "Hoosier" cake. My recipe was called Texas Sheet Cake from the beginning. LOVE your vlogs!!!
I have been making this delicoius cake since 1962. Thank you for sharing. The first time i tasted it at a friend's home i thought I had died and gone to heaven!
I have been eating that exact cake all my life. My mother's great aunt got that recipe from a newspaper in the late 50s somewhere. When she moved in with us in Del Rio in 1963, she would make that cake once a week. Brings back a lot of memories.
Speak for yourself Tom saying you only want a thin layer of frosting. When I make it I make one and a half times the frosting because I always want more of that delicious frosting. 😂. This cake reminds me of two ladies I worked with in the “90’s. They each had their own recipe and story to this cake. Thank you for the throwback. I love this cake.
Oh my goodness, thank you! Years ago I had been given this recipe by a friend who brought it to every potluck function our military squadron had. I had misplaced it, I am now thrilled to have it again. 🎉
My name is Oliver, 86 years old. I have an interesting story about the Texas Chocolate Sheet cake.Years ago, I believe it was in the 60's, My Mother and Father-in law lived in the Dominican Republic. A Dominican lady made them a chocolate cake. It was delicious. My mother-in-law asked for the recipe. The lady refused, said it was a secret family recipe handed down. She finally relented and gave it to my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law gave it to my wife. My wife gave it to whomever wanted it. No longer a secret. In the 1980 I was working in Texas. My wife gave the "Secret Recipe to a very nice German lady there. Figured that's how it got introduced to Texas. To make a long story short. The Secret recipe is the same as the one you posted.It is by far my favorite chocolate cake. Love your show. I watch every episode.
What a great story, Oliver! You could be correct about the origin of the recipe.
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Can't wait to try this!! Thank you! Always enjoy your videos!!
I love your recipes of all the cooks that I watched you are the best and I love how you Give me a recipe step-by-step so we could understand and I just want to say I bet you were the best teacher there was❤❤❤
My Mom always gave recipes when asked. She thought it was a compliment. Her best friend was VERY reluctant to. That friend had a Polish Mama who had great recipes my Mom wanted to recreate. After she got a couple where the ingredients or directions were changed, she gave up.
Oh my goodness. I literally just texted my cousin to see if she had my Aunts recipe for Texas sheet cake. She’s been gone for 4 years and I miss her and the cake. Thank you for always sharing the most wonderful recipes. I’m the matriarch of our family now and I cook for my son and his family every Wednesday. (My daughter and identical granddaughters are amazing cooks) I love the two of you, you are so beautiful inside and out. I am going to make this also for bible study too! Have a blessed and amazing day. I cannot wait until your next video.
Dear Tom and Melissa. I cannot begin to express the delight I felt when your RUclips channel came into my world. I saw this recipe this morning, and joy bubbled inside of me. This recipe was one of my mom's favorite recipes. She called it Chocolate Candy Cake. She passed away 6 years ago, and this video brought back so many memories. This dessert will be served at our next church potluck for sure!
I love you guys, and become teary when Tom speaks so lovingly about his students (one in particular is Juanita) or of someone who passed along a recipe to you and Melissa that ranges anywhere from 30-45 years ago. Honestly, I think that is what makes your RUclips channel so great - the loving way Tom offers the first bite, Tom's passion for people, and sharing vintage recipes, and the details of measurements and then the taste test at the end.
@@connierobinson9183 we really appreciate your kind words. It’s great having you as part of our RUclips family. We hope you enjoy every single recipe of ours that you try.
This is one of my favorite cakes! Thanks for sharing it.
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Vinegar in milk just curdles the milk. It’s not buttermilk. Buttermilk is cultured and doesn’t easily go bad. Buttermilk purchased at the store with an expiration or “best by” date is an fda required thing. I bought a half gallon of buttermilk a year ago and use about a quarter cup of it and add some milk to it and culture my own. Buy once, buttermilk for life. Added to my bread recipes makes the softest most delicious bread. Buttermilk can be used in so many recipes and gives everything a wonderful flavor. There is no substitute.
God bless y’all!
I used to make this cake and take it to the Vance Fire Dept. At Vance Air Force Air Base located at Enid, Ok with a gallon of milk sometimes two. I usually took it out on Sunday afternoons for the firemen who worked on Sundays.
By the way, I always took it out when it was hot, laid on a towel in the back of my van and when I pulled in the guys would meet me in the parking lot.
Thank you for giving credit where credit is due to Ladybird. Being a Texas gal myself, this is one of the first cakes my mother taught me to make, I was 8, I am 65 now. The only difference is that we always add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the cake mix. It makes a big difference. Everyone always asks, "What's the difference in your chocolate cake?" It is such a subtle taste that they can not distinguish what it is. Hope you try it.
We always add cinnamon to our cake, too. It really does enhance the flavor!
I agree!,....definitely add the teaspoon of cinnamon
I'm from Texas and we love our favorite cake! We add cinnamon also.
To me it’s just a chocolate cake without the cinnamon!
The best cake ever.
Just want to say THANK YOU! I was given this recipe in about 1968 by a lady I worked with in Amarillo, Texas. Now, about 56 years later, it is still my favorite, and my go-to cake for all occasions.
That said, I have made one modification, just for a bit stronger flavor: where it says "add water" in the cake recipe, I add black coffee instead. In the icing, I substitute black coffee for the buttermilk.
1964. The cake was originally called Gertrude Armstrong’s Chocolate Cake. Ms. Armstrong was a Texas native I believe. I’ve had the recipe since 1964, yes, that long ago. I cut it out of a newspaper, and Lady Bird was not part of the nomenclature at the time, LBJ had just been made President and she was not that well known at the time let alone have any influence. Her influence for the cake came along later after it had been published and already was a favorite. I made it immediately and to this day it is everybody’s favorite, I make it often. When I get the chocolate crazies this is my go-to for my chocolate fix. I couldn’t do without it. I was 23 years old when I first got it and now I’m 83. Wow, a lifetime of the best chocolate cake ever. I’ve talked myself into it…..this chocolate cake is on my horizon for today, can’t wait any longer. I love your all’s show, I watch every one of them and have made MANY of your recipes, both sweet and savory. Keep them coming!
Thank you so much for the information about the cake. I'm guessing Lady Bird was a fan of it as well and probably requested it a lot. I am chuckling that it's on your horizon - I'm hoping you've already enjoyed it since you made the post! Thank you so much for being at the table with us! We love having you!
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Family reunion is a great place to take it too.
A family reunion is a great place to take it because it doesn't need to be refrigerated and it feeds a lot of people. Thanks for supporting our channel.
I have a family reunion tomorrow. I cooked this cake.
I chuckle every time Melissa’s hand discretely secures the stand mixer❣❣❣
I'm always a little concerned it might dance its way off the countertop! And he has a lot of other things he is trying to remember as he is making these videos so I try to help him out when I can. 😊 Thanks so much for watching our channel. It's great having you at the table with us.
ITS ME AGAIN! just look at all your comments.... not just a hi or thanks for the recipe... its more story's. its so nice to see
I have been making this cake since the late 1960's. I received it shortly after my marriage. A real crowd pleaser. I also made a pineapple sheet cake.
Pineapple!!! That has too be amazing!!!!! 😻😻😻😻😻😻
Send Tom the Pineapple sheet cake recipe. I would love to try it.
Love your channel. You and Melissa are such a great team! God bless you, and keep the great videos coming!
Oh Good Lord! I don’t even want to watch this video!! Your desserts are all so wonderful and tempting but there is only 2 of us to eat them! Your big main dishes and casseroles are wonderful because we eat on them for a few nights or freeze them if you said we can. I’ve told all my friends about your channel but with caution because everything is so good! Thank you and may God continue to bless you and Melissa!
Oh man this cake looks so good I got to make it
I know, and it's just the two of us here 😢
My family (in Texas) uses this exact recipe for the cake and the frosting except for one thing. We add 2 teaspoons of cinnamon to the cake mix. Sometimes called a Mexican chocolate cake due to the cinnamon.
Then it’s not Texas sheet cake,no cinnamon
HELLO !!! OOOHHHH MYYYY GOODNESSS!!! talk about sweet memory's !! my sweet momma use to make this for our family and dad would be outside making homemade ice cream in this ice cream maker you plug in with this big metal pot inside this tub and you pour salt in with ice, and it churns the ice cream with this big paddle .... it was back in the mid 70s i was like 10. my wonderful momma and dad my sister and brother are all gone now... its just me, i get so sad i lost them all in a span of like 3 years. thank god i have all my memory's i can look back on . thanks for the sentimental story and bringing this happy memory to me of sweet youth and family.
@@spiceoflife3307 we are delighted to have you as part of our channel. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us and for being part of our RUclips family.
Your kind words about your friend made me tear up. You guys are so kind.
Have you tried this cake with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
@@nancyhavard8345I will add that when I make it soon.
My mother in law’s recipe also had cinnamon. I’ve always used cinnamon.
This recipe took me back many years. Texas sheet cake was my SIL’s signature “dish” for any get together. Jane unfortunately passed away from breast cancer in her early 40’s. I may have to make this in her memory. I’m not a baker, but I still may give it a try.
I am so sorry about your SIL's passing, but what a blessing to be able to make this cake in her memory. Enjoy every bite. Thanks for watching our videos!
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I really like and will make the pumpkin bread it looks wonderful,i have made pumpkin rolls for more than 40 years,everyone loves it,but,not much anymore have arithitis over my body too hard to do this,but its wonderfu to make cakes,cookies etc.love sharing with people,u and melissa are good hearted people,i can tell,and wonderful people,i love your recipes some of the best love both of you,until your next recipe,God bless you both,have a blessed day!!!!!😅😊
I can not tell you, how much I enjoy each and everyone of your videos. You have a way about you that makes you feel like your viewers are in your kitchen while you are baking or cooking. I also love how your wife is forever reminding you of stuff. I am the same with my husband.
FYI, I freeze my buttermilk in 1/2 cups and put that into a sandwich zip bag, making sure it is really zipped and than lay the bags flat and stack them. I then put them into the freezer until I need them. Depending on how much buttermilk is called for in the recipe I am making I will take one or two bags out of the freezer and put those into the refrigerator overnight to thaw and then in the morning I take the bags out and let the buttermilk come to room temp along with all of the other ingredients. I have been doing this for years. The buttermilk might separate some, but you can shake it, I usually leave it alone and add it to the recipe as is. Just so you know, I am not a new cook or baker, I started doing those things when I was 10, I am now 73. Again, thank you both for this channel. suzie
Just read your second comment. It makes even more sense now that I've read the first one!
That’s a good idea!
I made this all time for my dad. Haven't made sense he passed in 1987. But I think will have to do so.❤❤
I might understand your feelings. I lived far away from my Mom, but I called her almost every night. At Christmas, I would play one Christmas song for her each night from Thanksgiving to New Years'. After she passed-on, I couldn't play that music to save my life! Here lately, I'm starting to play it, again. God bless...
👋♥️🙏♥️👋Tom I sure wish I was there. That cake looks delicious, devine, oh heck, wonderful. I wish I had some of that cake right now. Love It like I cannot describe. 😂🤣😆😁Thanks for your version of it Can’t hardly wait to make it. 👋♥️🙏♥️👋P.S. Love and blessings to both of you and have a great day and weekend ahead. Jennifer from South Mississippi.
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My granddaughter sang "You are my sunshine" to my dad on his last day on earth.... my daughter says she can't sing that song anymore....I told her to start singing it again because my dad tapped his finger while her daughter was singing to him... good memories at a sad time.
My sister and I always celebrate our Mother by eating her favorite foods. She was a wonderful baker ( cook too ). She made this a lot. Always has been too sweet and rich for me. But I sure miss her baking. I miss her.
I’ve been making this cake for 45 years, it’s still one of our favorite cakes. I use the same recipe.
Hi, I am in my 80s and I made that for my children when I was in my 30s they loved it. I would make it after dinner and it was a snack for us. It’s good to see someone else making it and passing it on. Thank you.
Yes my girlfriend from n central farm country made a packed lunch while we were driving into a Billy Graham crusade in Chicago 1971. I was pregnant with morning sickness. She made this. I never had a problem. Now I'm going to make this for my birthday this weekend no. 78!!!!!
Happy Birthday !
When ever I watch you I think of my grandmother. She would always say that a good cook never waists anything. You always scrap out your bowls clean.
We hate to waste food! Thanks so much for being at the table with us.
I am an avowed chocoholic and I love this cake. I am 80 years old and love ALL your videos. You lay everything out so precisely. I am sure you are an excellent teacher. Oh and thank you for scraping out all your pots and pans and dishes. It's something that I do and I see many videos of other people who do not do it. Please keep up the good work as I am a devoted fan.
You are so sweet! We really do appreciate your kindness and devotion to our channel. Thank you so much for being at the table with us.
I got this recipe from my grandma. She would make it in a 13x9 pan. Love your videos and watching your channel. Watching from Arizona.
I have had this recipe for 36 yrs & still love it.
It’s seems like every church potluck has a Texas sheet cake show up! Thanks for showing us how to make it.
Oh man!! My sister used to make this. I never had the recipe! I'm so excited that you two put this on!! It's the best cake ever!! ❤
So nice you talked about your friends Becky and Bill and giving her credit for the recipe.❤️. My mother in law made this cake and gave us the recipe, her sister lived in Texas and she passed it on, it was ALWAYS a family fav! I lost the recipe, my mother in law has been gone many years, but she called it a Texas Dolly Cake😁! Thanks for the recipe, it’s soooo good!
Back in the early 70s this was the most popular dessert at showers and birthday parties. It was known as Linda’s Sister’s Mother’s Chocolate Cookie Sheet Cake. I lost the recipe many years ago and I am so happy you are presenting it. Thank you ! One thing we did differently, we poked holes in the cake with a wooden spoon and then spread the frosting. I can’t wait to make this!
I'm 49 and I still like the bowl and beater's. Love watching y'all
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I also add about a tablespoon of cinnamon to mine. And I make mine in a 9x13 cake pan, and it is a family favorite and has been since I was a kid about 50 yrs ago. oh, Tom btw I made those donuts and wow I was so impressed with how light, fluffy, and delicious they were. The family loved them and want me to make them again.
It looks very good,but I didn't get how much power sugar it took.
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I'm a chocoholic. So this was right in my wheel house. Thank you for sharing.
Beginning to get addicted to your channel!! My husband and I sit here in Indiana salivating while watching your video. My Mother used to call this cake the Buttermilk Cake. Her entire family was from KY. I make this same cake but in a 13x9 inch pan and have for almost 50 years. I agree anything cooked with buttermilk is absolutely delicious….beyond words with extra moistness. My husband is watching your crockpot casserole dish from the day after Thanksgiving last year 🤗🫣. Thank you for what you and your wife are doing for us 🙏🏻❣️
We really appreciate that you and your husband are loyal subscribers to our channel. It makes my day to hear that. This an addiction I fully support! 😂
A family favorite that my mom provided me with a handwritten recipe card box of all our family favorite recipes. She has been gone almost 21 years and I treasure her handwritten recipe cards.
A Handwritten recipe card box is indeed a treasure. How wonderful! I bet it's full of great recipes that connects you to wonderful memories!
Since I have a hard time finding buttermilk where I live, I use Saco Buttermilk Powder. I added 2 tablespoons of the powder to my dry ingredients and 1/2 cup water to the wet ingredients. Followed the recipe as you directed and it turned out great!
Although I live in Buckley, Washington, I have great memories of Kentucky. My father was from Louisville. My husband was stationed at Fort Knox for 10 years so I had a chance to spend time with aunts and uncles. And my Aunt Ruth taught me how to cook.
Your channel brings back a lot of fond memories.
We love that food can connect us to sweet people and places in our memories! We loved reading your stories. Thank you for joining us at the table. Hope you have a great weekend.
Growing up in Texas, I’ve made this so so many times over the years.
Love that cake. As a Texas boy, it's a favorite. I also love it warm. It's never bad, but warm is best.
I agree with you that it's great warm! I enjoy it with a big glass of cold milk. Of course, you're right that it's good at room temperature too. LOL! We appreciate you watching our videos and supporting our channel.
Thank you Tom,Melissa, and Becky. God bless you
I first had this cake when my best friend's mother made it for our church youth group in 1965, I was 13 (I'm 71 now.). It is the best cake ever! I've made it many times thru the years.
My mom was making this cake back in the 70s. Occasionally she would add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon to the batter. So good. Now I need to go make one.
Adding a little instant coffee or a shot or two of espresso to the chocolate cake will work well, so will a teaspoon of cinnamon and a quarter to half teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Orange zest in the batter is also good. Many many possibilities!!!!
I add to my chili!! Yum!
I have heard that story pertaining to Lady Bird Johnson. It has to be a good cake if it originated from Texas. My mother was from Texas, and I lived in DFW area for the first ten years of my life. I'll be saving this one in memory of your friend Becky.
My name is Kent, I'm 69 years old this June 15th. Thanks for posting this. I actually make a Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake as my base cake to make a Mississippi Mud Cake. I make the cake, then I top with marshmallows or marshmallow cream and then top with a chocolate frosting and sprinkle with nuts! ...And, if that wasn't enough, I pair it with Baskin & Robbins Rocky Road Ice Cream; theirs' is the darkest chocolate ice cream! Thank you so much for all y'all do! I love to watch your videos! I appreciate you so much!
I was wondering if this cake is different from Mississippi Mud Cake. My aunt used to make that.
My daughter found comments recently that the person substituted sour cream, full fat, for the buttermilk. We decided to try it. It worked great and made the cake nice and moist. We too, have been making the Texas sheet cake for many years. Also, we have a couple family members who do not eat nuts, so we put half of the icing on half of the cake, add 1/2 the amount of nuts in the other 1/2 icing and put that on the remaining cake. Thanks for the videos and for sharing such good food and storys about your family and friends. God bless both of you!
I grew up in the midwest having this cake. I was taught to spread the frosting with the nuts in it......took forever. Now I sprinkle nuts over top of hot baked cake the frost it by drizzling the warm frosting over the nuts. Easy Peasy.
Just make sure you don't cut a lot of the tip of the baggy off......you need a small opening to drizzle evenly over cake
The heat from frosting and cake will help spread the frosting on its own.
Another great receipe. Thanks for showing it. My dear Sis in law used to make this.I had to laugh about taking the sheild off too soon. I would love to know where you got your cookie jar. You use so many phrases that my family always used. My best to you and Melissa. Keep up the good work. I always look forward to each new video.
I found the cookie jar at a local Peddler's Mall. It's an M.A. Hadley cookie jar. It was actually in a booth owned and run by one of our former school principals. I LOVE it!
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My mom made this cake many times. But we called it brownie cake. I have recipes for Peanut Butter Texas sheet cake( I tell ppl if you don’t like PB you’ll like this cake an if you do like pb it will change your life😊) Strawberry Texas sheet cake ( I haven’t made it yet) and Vanilla Texas sheet cake( but I add almond extract which takes it OVER THE TOP)
Thanks for sharing so many delicious recipes!
Oh my goodness - those all sound delicious! We need to add those to our collection! Thank you so much for watching our channel. We appreciate having you at the table.
If you are not a buttermilk fan or do not have any on hand, you can make your own sour milk by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of whole milk. Let stand for 5 minutes before using. This adds just the right amount of acidity to your recipe when buttermilk is called for. Loving your channel and all of your great recipes! Bless you both♥️
I have made this cake for years now. I have never met anyone who doesn't like it.
I favor this recipe because the Cocoa powder is cooked, allowing it to 'bloom'. The ladies who spoiled me in the '60s cooked frosting, too. Good show and thank you...🇺🇸 👍☕
I enjoy your channel. My mother made this cake for many years. I buy a half gallon of buttermilk and freeze what is left in plastic cups that hold one half cup and use them as needed.
It can be hard to use up all the buttermilk if you aren't a fan of drinking it (which we are not). Freezing it like that is a really smart idea. We appreciate that you shared our ideas with us.
So nice of you to make this in memory of your dear friend. I have a recipe for Texas sheet cake. the ingredients are a little different, but I haven't had it in years. Battery-operated sifter, what a great idea, might have to get myself one. I love how you give your wife the first bite of what you make.
A chocolate recipe ? ❤❤❤❤❤This looks like a moist, delicious brownie. Hi Tom and Melissa. I absolutely love the history behind your recipes.😊
I've literally made this cake since I was 12 years old! 😅 My Grandma Strohbehn taught me how to make it! ❤ I loved her dearly, and she taught me a lot about cooking and recipes. She was an Iowa farm wife snd took great pride in her state, but this was always Texas Sheet Cake! 😅😅😅
Yum! Haven't had this cake in years. My mom made it in 9 x 12 pan & did icing without nuts so if wanted nuts she put some on top for part of cake. I liked with nuts!
Used to make for my daughter but haven't made since she moved out many years ago. Time to dust off that recipe along with some other great ones! Thanks for sharing Becky's recipe!
My favorite cake ever!!!!!❤❤❤. Yummy!! Some people here in Texas call it a Texas Sheath Cake. I usually make mine in a 9”x13” pan and bake it for 30-35 minutes like a standard cake. The frosting is a little thicker and yummy, too!
This brings back so many fond memories of family and church events. We often needed more than one person to bring this because it was so popular and everyone wanted second helpings!!
I think this must be the frosting my husband has always talked about his mother making. He & his brother said you could peel the icing off the cake in a layer. I would think that's because it's kinda like fudge. I'm really excited to try this. The sheet cake looks very simple to make too.
Btw, I have this same kind of shield for my KitchenAid & I love it.
Thank you, Melissa for always putting the recipe in the description box. It's so much better than having to go to a separate website. Bless you both.😊
I hope this is THE recipe for your husband's favorite frosting. Thanks for watching our videos and supporting our channel.
Brown sugar icing ,cooked gets like candy on top of chocolate cake ..you can break it off.
I have been making this cake for YEARS and I bought a can of powdered buttermilk , it works great! Also, I paused you and went to Amazon and put one of the sifters on my "wish list"! We learn all kinds of things from you two, thank you! Oh and I use walnuts. God bless!
I use Walnuts too Carolyn......I think they are really better.....🤣😋
Just stopping by to tell you how much I appreciate all you do with your mighty fine cooking and baking and, well, everything else. Thank you!
I made this cake for many years as Mississippi Mud Cake, and we loved it!
We enjoy your cooking videos. Hubby and I enjoy your presentation and preparation.
Thanks for the shoutout and I'm glad you're enjoying the new tools. Apryl and I had a good laugh regarding the shield. I'll tell you though, my heart sank a foot when I saw the new beater left a mess of chocolate in the bottom, unmixed, and unscraped. I don't know if there's a difference in the bowls or not, but it doesn't do that in ours. And we would not take it badly in the slightest if you switched back to your old beater, if it does a better job. I mean that was the whole point of sending them, hoping it would improve your experience with your mixer. We're definitely going to try this recipe when we get a chance. Thanks for the videos and the inspiration!
My Aunt Doris from Houston, Texas
made this in the 60 ‘s
I remember how DELICIOUS ❤
Hi! I have also used lemon juice to curdle the milk. Works well🤗
Yes, that works as well as vinegar. Thanks for watching our videos.
Love it! Have made it many times but without the nuts!
This is the BEST cake ever
I love this cake. I first had it at a family reunion years ago. My mother made this for years. It is a great cake to take to a cookout, church social, or just for a family dessert. I love it warm with vanilla ice cream. I have even put it in the microwave and heated it. If you are a single person there are recipes on yt for just a couple of servings and it is very good, tastes just like the bigger cake. My aunt even made it in a 9 X 13 pan and it was a thicker cake, but I love it made in the size pan that it calls for. A delicious cake, I love it.
Just time for my nephew's birthday🎂 Tom, thank you for posting these wonderful, old fashioned recipes Blessings☺
Your show makes me happy.
Your right ! That cake is so delicious!!!
I've never seen a sifter like that.. That is awesome!
we love Texas sheet cake here in PA.....I have to make half with nuts and half plain frosting... it's very easy to pour believe it or not! We use walnuts more here than pecans... but we love both! Thanks again for sharing your friend's recipe... she'll forever be in your hearts!
I don't believe I have ever had this chocolate cake dessert, I think it's time I do!❤❤
Waving at you from Texas!! This is one of our very favorite cakes and you made me hungry for it. Thanks! You are great at this recipes sharing video business.
I'm waving back! 👋
Such an All-American recipe- I think I’ll make it for July 4🇺🇸
Definitely one of my very favorite cakes. I started making this in 1972 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Always a winner.
I made the champagne cake you posted and I used chocolate pudding instead of vanilla. I only got one piece of it!! The two step sons ate it all!!!
I made this cake for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I took it to a picnic for adopted rescue dogs. It was a big hit!! Thank you for this recipe. It's absolutely delicious! ❤
My dad was a teacher also , he also was a head chef at the Poland Springs Hotel in Maine, in the early 1950s, he loved cooking,
Finally! AS much frosting as cake ... pure joy!
I enjoy every one of your videos and I love it that you give us information about things as you're cooking. And may your friend rest in peace thank you
In 1999, my next-door neighbor passed away. Having recently had vocal cord surgery, I couldn't talk, but I sent this cake with my husband for the family. They raved about it and thoroughly enjoyed it, so I can understand how it could be called a funeral cake. It is comfort food and there are times when we really need some!
This was such a lovely video - I really enjoyed his stories and his gentle method. Being a Texas-loving Canadian, I’ve wanted to try this cake for a while but thought it might be too much trouble. It looks so easy and delicious! The fudgy pecan frosting/topping will be a hit with my husband I’m sure. And when I make it, I will also think of their dear friend. What a wonderful couple these two super nice people are. I’ll be back to sit at his welcoming table.
We love having you at the table with us. It's so nice to hear from you and please know we find your comment to be very encouraging. Thank you for that! We think you and your husband will love this cake!
I need a bib, my mouth is watering so much. By the way, you guys seem so sweet and sincere.. God bless you. 😊❤
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What a beautiful tribute to your friend Becky. ❤
Tom has such sweet memories of her. And the cake is just totally fantastic!
Yummy those cookies also sound delicious
I buy the dry buttermilk and make it whenever I need it.
I love Texas sheet cake! I've made it before and I'll make it again! Love youll s videos!
Awesome showing of this great cake and sharing where it came from and your friends who shared it with you first. That looked so good and so easy, Thanks Tom and Melissa for the great way it should be prepared. Stay safe and keep up the great work and videos around there. Fred.
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I put a tsp of cinnamon in the cake mix. Being from Indiana, I loved hearing that the cake was once called "Hoosier" cake. My recipe was called Texas Sheet Cake from the beginning.
LOVE your vlogs!!!
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I have been making this delicoius cake since 1962.
Thank you for sharing. The first time i tasted it at a friend's home i thought I had died and gone to heaven!
I have been eating that exact cake all my life. My mother's great aunt got that recipe from a newspaper in the late 50s somewhere. When she moved in with us in Del Rio in 1963, she would make that cake once a week. Brings back a lot of memories.
We love reading stories like this that you shared with us. Thank you very much for being a part of our channel and joining us at the table.
Speak for yourself Tom saying you only want a thin layer of frosting. When I make it I make one and a half times the frosting because I always want more of that delicious frosting. 😂. This cake reminds me of two ladies I worked with in the “90’s. They each had their own recipe and story to this cake. Thank you for the throwback. I love this cake.
Love love love this. I've never fixed one
Absolutely appreciate the both of you 😊😊 and it looks Yummy delicious
Oh my goodness, thank you! Years ago I had been given this recipe by a friend who brought it to every potluck function our military squadron had. I had misplaced it, I am now thrilled to have it again. 🎉