Here’s the recipe from the simulcast.
Texas Sheet Cake
Grease a 9 x 13 sheet cake pan.
Sift:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
Bring to a boil:
2 sticks butter
1 cup water
4 tbsp. cocoa
Pour over dry mixture and mix in:
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
Bake at 400 degrees, 20-25 minutes.
Icing
Heat:
1 stick butter
4 tbsp. cocoa
6 tbsp. milk
Add anywhere from 1/2 to 1 box of powdered sugar to achieve desired consistency (Beth prefers close to 1 box) and 1 cup pecans. Spread on cake while it’s hot.
I promise you this…I made this cake and put it up on my blog. It is the BEST CAKE I HAVE EVER PUT IN MY MOUTH EVER!!! I am so serious. I think I need to go run ten miles now!!
OK, is it bad to say I have all the ingredients already? Except I will make it Gluten Free…I'll let ya know:)
I don;t have words yet to describe this weekend with Beth! I love Beth and her studies, we are about to start ESTHER next month at Church and I can't wait!! I LOVE my Bible Study girls!! I crave that time with God and the girls!!
I can't wait until the kids are quiet and I can talk with my God:)
Thank You Beth and all your staff: Thanks for Listening to Jesus!
Printed out the recipe, served it. DELISH! Loved it!
Beth, we have our cooking in common…there are a few (few being the operative word) things I do well in the kitchen. I would rather be studying God's Word than cooking, but my husband thinks he needs to eat 2-3 times a day…imagine that :o) Your cake recipe sounds simple enough and my husband does like chocolate so I will be making it for him soon. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I can't wait to try this. It sounds wonderful. I was at the Albany simulcast and was so thrilled for all I learned. Thank you Beth!!
Thanks so much for this weekend!I attended at First Baptist in Fernandina, FL. I came to the event, one thirsty girl and I left so full of God! I didn't know what the topic of the event would be, only that I desperately needed a fresh word. When I got there I knew God was speaking to me. I had grown weary in serving and doing. I was losing my wonder at Him.
I knew when I left I had to go home and check my JAW…I spent some time with the Lord this morning praying through each letter. For some reason, I felt compelled to write a list. God used this to show me, that for me, the three things are closely related. The things that arouse jealousy in me are also things I can be angry about and worry about. I am making a list of scriptures to memorize in each area
to help keep my heart clean :).
I felt like my two little boys who love to go on bug hunts, turning over rocks and capturing what crawls out in a jar.
I turned over the rocks of my stone filled heart, and gave those ugly bugs to God. I feel so free now. So blessed. Thank you Beth for allowing God to use you.
Thank you for sharing the recipe. It sounds wonderful. My daughter is having a birthday soon – so it sounds like a great one to try! She just married recently, and I have started typing some favorite recipes on http://mitziscookbook.blogspot.com for her.
Feel free to check it out.
We at colonial heights baptist church women's class love your Texas Sheet cake! It was good!!!!
Never mind the fact that I haven't worn my contacts since Friday night from all the bawlin', I'm whipping up this cake for my family now for no reason whatsoever!
My sweet grandmother from Blytheville, Arkansas used to make this for us when we visited every summer from Kentucky. Are you sure it's not Arkansas Sheet cake?
🙂
Beth, I am making this recipe as I am typing. Since I am gluten intolerant, I am modifying the recipe for me. The batter tastes just as good with rice flour as it would with wheat flour. Thanks for blessing Green Bay this weekend. It was wonderful.
Binky
I had to bow out of the simulcast to prepare meals for and pack for travel to the ranch to celebrate 3 family members' birthdays. One family came in for a rare visit from Virginia, so the party was on.
The thing is, I needed a very quick cake recipe, and dug one out that I had forgotten about…..amazingly, it is almost the exact recipe as the Texas Sheet Cake, (minus the cinnamon), but the name we have gone by is "Quick Chocolate Cake" . It came to us via the father of my sister's current boyfriend back in the late 60's. Definitely a hit. How weird to see it on the LPM blog.
I'll try it with some cinnamon to see how that changes it.
Hay Beth, Guess you saw me sittin out there and ever word you said was ment for me. thank you for loving the Lord the way you do. You speak to so many woman and you are special to all of us. Thank you Lord for giving your words to Beth to give to us. May the Lord Bless and Keep You and Yours. Thanks for the cake recipe….I have 2 presious little darlings that will CAAAAKKKKKEEEE too.Ruby from Texarkana
Caaake…caaake…caake…I haven't put it in the oven yet, and I know you're not supposed to eat the batter, but, oh my gosh, that is the best batter I've ever tasted Beth!! Can't wait for it to be done; my husband and I are taking it to our Sunday School picnic tonight!! Thank you for the recipe and the awesome teaching this weekend!! Karen Proano in Vancouver WA
I made your cake after church this afternoon with my four-year-old son. It was absolutely divine!! He and I added a scoop of vanilla ice cream to ours while my husband added cream cheese to the top of his. Both ways were absolutely delicious!! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Dearest Beth,
I have to tell you I made the cake and brought it to work – it was a big hit! Although I must admit I did have a blonde moment. When the directions said pour on cake while still hot, I thought it meant when the "cake" was still hot – not just the frosting. May I say that I am a brunette and I work in a Pediatric ICU – therefore blonde moments are not common for me!
Ya know how you say blonder than she pays to be – My question is when one immerses herself in your bible studies – not only are they life changing – but are these blonde moments catching? If they are your bible studies should come with a warning label! Just kidding! (Smile) I have been praying for you during the GB Simulcast. God Bless You Richly!
Mary
My cup overfloweth…..there are no words to speak, so I will just be still Lord. I will SHUT UP!!! Thank you Father for annointing Beth, and Beth thank you for receiving Him and following so boldly. I love you.
This was my first time I heard Beth speak…she is a very powerful speaker and would I love to see her speak in person one day. I did print out the recipe for the cake and will be making it soon…I love chocolate cake and this one sounds very yummy….I learned that desires and cravings are two very different things….I also think the wait to hears Gods voice to speak to me is something I really needed to hear again…Paula in Lincoln, NE
This is exactly the same cake that our family has made for YEARS…it's been in my husband's family for generations! How neat that we could all share such a wonderful slice of heaven! 🙂
Now that I've told my husband that you posted this, he's asking me to go make one. *grin*
Awesome Program this weekend! I believe it was over 1900 ladies at Fairview Baptist Church in Columbus, MS.
I know it was a RE-affirmation for me! It taught me so many things about myself and others and for once about WHY, the question we always ask when things don't go as we plan.
It made me want to cultivate a DEEPER relationship with the ONE who created me.
Thanks SO much for making this happen- I look forward to the next one that is near Columbus, Mississippi!!!!
Oh I most certainly plan to make the caaaaakkkkkeeee for my family this week!!
From one more "Siesta"!
Billie
okay so we made your chocolate cake today. it was supposed to be for dessert but my boys and I couldn't wait. So we cheated and ate a "small" piece before supper! Yummo!! and taste even better before dinner 🙂
thanks for the message you gave this weekend. God spoke to me through you about many things and I am still trying to process it all.
Will there be a dvd available i hope? there was so much i need to hear again!
This cake recipe looks sooooo good! I can't wait to try it!
Beth, thank you for the story you told about Jackson and his longing for cake – and how you said he wanted something so badly but wasn't willing to do what it took to get it, eg. eat his lunch! 🙂 It made me think of the things I desparately want and the things I'm not doing to get there, eg. I want so badly to have the deepest relationship with Christ, but I wake up late and crash into bed without having spent more than two minutes in prayer and a minute in the Word. I am so READY to "eat my lunch!" Thank you Beth Moore! You are one of the hugest blessings in my life!
This is my mom's famous recipe too!! we just had it Friday night for my dad's b-day! 1/2 with nuts in the icing and 1/2 without…to please us all as usual!
My next door neighbor makes it too…with a few diff. ingredients to make it SUPER moist!
SO YUMMY!
Thank you God for this child you created in Beth Moore. Thank you that you used your servant to open our eyes once more to your truths. Thank you God for helping me 'grow up'!!! This week-end really has no words…just praising my Lord. Okay, I did have to reread the JAW as the A in anger seemed to be coming my way. That you for giving us the tools to recognize it and avoid sin. Hugs…Hugs…and more Hugs.
"CAKE" "CAKE"!!! That little Jackson sounds like such a character…so sweet. TFS
GOD BLESS!
I ATTENDED THE SIMULCAST THIS WEEKEND,I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND HOPE TO ENJOY THIS CAKE ALSO, THANK YOU SHANNON JONES,DUBLIN VA
I had such a great time this weekend. I was diagnosed with cancer back in April and attending the simulcast (St.Cloud, Florida) you got me thinking. I could not think or remember my hearts desires. I have been so focused on fighting this cancer and determined to be here for my children. Thank you for planting that seed in my heart and helping me to remember what my desires are. I am still unclear as to what they are. I have buried them so deep it is going to take some time to bring them back to the surface. Thank you so much for what you do.
Love you.
I printed this out when you posted it a year or two ago…have made it for every special occasion since! Love it! Love you! All!
Amy Jo-
Just wanted to say how wonderful this weekend was for me. My first time to hear Beth live!!! And my girlfriend and I love every minute of it. And….the caaakeee was gooood!!! 🙂
Thank you so much,
Julie
Harrison, AR
Loved the simulcast. Can't wait to try this cake on family and friends.
Lois
I attended the simulcast this weekend in Clarksville, TN. It was WONDERFUL! I have been so discouraged, figuring time to give up on my prayer for a Christian husband. Been praying for many, many years. Yesterday I was asked out on a date! I was so shocked, he had to ask me again. ha God is good, and I am so glad that He Delights in little ole me from Tennessee!!! Love you Beth. Also in the middle of your study, Fruits of the Spirit. Study this week is Faith, now how awesome is that!!!!!!
OH, HOW FINE!!!!!!!!!
I'M SENDING THIS RECIPE TO MY DAUGHTER, JENNIFER, SHE ABSOLUTELY "LOVES" BAKING. HER HOME ALWAYS SMELLS SO DELICIOUS.
THANKS BETH,
ANGELA LYNN, KENTUCKY
Do you need to use "real" butter for this recipe or will any old margarine do?
Went to the simulcast this past weekend in Plano, TX and it was awesome! Thanks
My Texas mother-in-law gave me this recipe shortly after I married her son. We love it, especially warm!
Great job this weekend Beth! I was at a site in Sierra Vista Az and we all thoroughly enjoyed every minute! Thanks for a great word!
Beth
I was in Michigan via simulcast this weekend. For some this was their first time accepting Christ, for others like myself this weekend served as a reminder of just how awesome GOD is. Can I hear an AMEN? The 6th point in your message on Psalms 37:4 spoke volumes to me "Nothing is passive about patiently waiting for desire to turn into delight." As Christians we are not called to be stagnant where we are at in our lives, we are called to be active in our faith. I praise God for giving you those words that I needed to hear. I have so many things to deal with and its hard to sit back and let God take the captains chair. He's got a mighty plan for me and I can't wait to let that wave come over me. Speaking of which- a little story. A friend of mine a few years back was on a beach in Cali walking he asked God why have you not placed a woman in my life? Not to long after a tidal wave washed him, his clothes soaked, his phone damaged, his pocket Bible bone dry. Guess he got the message.
Beth, Just went to the Simulcast this past weekend in Robertsdale, Alabama. It was just awesome. Thank you for sharing God's word and thanks, also, for a great weekend. I am so glad that I attended. I am also going to bake that cake. It sounds wonderful.
Nelda Shipp
Ok, I made this "Texas" cake of ours and those at my mother's home, loved not only "licking the bowls" but the cake in its final presentation- frankly, I was sick after I ate tooo many bites that should not have "counted"- this was a spiritual experience for me- that toooo much sugar and tooo many honors are not good for us- but just the right amount are blessings- it is up to us to decide which we choose-I hate that many times the ones we love and should have loved us, do not bless us in this journey and cause a bit of stumbling- you have mentioned the issues with our mothers and they are real- I just do NOT want to continue the tradition in my family- it is BAD and SAD for all involved. Lots of Love to you precious women of Christ!
This is the best cake to
serve anytime and its so
simple to make. What
could be better than chocolate
cake,coffee & the Word!!!
yum~
Louise
Sacramento,CA
I made it last night and we tasted it hot and steamy from the oven. YUM!
A friend tells me that if you substitute strong coffee for the water it's even BETTER! (If that's possible…)
Thanks for sharing Miss Beth!
Caaaake! Caaaake! My 25 year old son thought that was an awesome illustration. 🙂
You know, I was eyeballing this recipe the other day in the Siesta Fiesta cookbook:) I thought to myself, "What does not sound good about that?":)
katiegfromtennessee
I attended the live simulcast with my daughter in Charlotte, NC.
I also have a grandson named Jackson. My Jackson is 2 years old.
After church on Sunday I came home and baked the Texas Sheet Cake. Sunday evening when Jackson had his first bite he said, "Cake, Yum, Yum, Yum!!!!"
The next day when coming back to Nana's house he saw the cake sitting on the kitchen counter and immediately said, "caaaaaaaake". So, there is another Jackson who loves Beth's cake. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I just made this recipe the other day. I am 28 years old and it was my first ever attempt at a "from scratch" cake. WOW!!!! AWESOME! And when I came here to post this comment, I realized that I had forgotten to put pecans on top (which I didn't have anyway) so I can imagine it will be even MORE awesome the next 300 times I make this recipe!
Thanks for inspiring me! I think I will bake it for our first Esther meeting in a couple of weeks!
Dear Anonymous in Oregon OH
This is Di, the women's ministry leader from New Harvest. I read your post and would love to connect with you. I am so sorry to hear how you are struggling with the sadness from your loss. Please call the church office and they will give you my phone number so we can get together. I have a friend who lost her husband one year ago this week. She is forming a group for women like you and her who have lost their husbands. She is anxious to talk to you. It helps to have someone who has experienced the same loss to talk to.
"What a wonderful God we have……the One Who so wonderfully comforts and strengthens us in our hardships and trials. And why does He do this? So that when others are troubled, needing our sympathy and encouragement, we can pass on to them this same help and comfort God has given us." 2 Cor. 1:3-4
Please call!
I bet you could add a layer of miniature marshmellows between the cake and icing and have something heavenly between Beth's cake and some good old Mississippi Mud!!!!
Thanks for the great recipe. It's still in the oven and my mouth is just a watering!!!!!!!!!!
My dear sweet Mother in Law( who is now with the Lord) gave me this recipe years ago.
She called it " Texas Sheet Cake"!!
I was reading your blog for the first time and read how you born n Green Bay Wis! ( a cheesehead!)
I am Wisc native, but now my son and family live in Houston, I visit at least one full month out of the year! I could move there in a nanosecond! (but would miss the Northwoods of Wisc,,, and our beloved Door County just a tidge further up from Green Bay)
I am trying to start memorizing Scripture with all my heart now.
Feel the need to do so now more than ever. Guess I will start small.
BTW,,,
Love the cake have used it many times and its the best!! almost like brownies but not really,,
One more thing about this recipe my MIL wrote down
Should you not have any buttermilk in your fridge,,,,she told me to add 1 tsp of vinegar to normal milk
It will sour the milk and work the same as buttermilk, so I do that.
I would think real buttermilk would be richer but I do not normally have it round the house!
Just made the cake!!! Oh my heavens!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! 🙂
Psst…I added HeathBar topping to the icing. YUM
My birthday is to quickly coming up and I told my husband I don't wan't to cook and that includes a cake. When he asked what kind I wanted I printed this out and he is going to make it for my birthday. This should be fun and oh so yummy
I would just like to confirm the pan size? Is it really a 9 x 13?
How we enjoyed the deeply rich chocolate cake at our Bible study that Tuesday after the Simulacast.(I'll post a picture on my blog of the cake, Bible study ladies and Beth in the backround on the t.v.)By that time-I had all the notes typed out and printed off for everyone. How we needed Psalm 37-
That simulacast changed a friends heart that weekend. Years of running away from a "church" she finally gave in to opening her heart back to another. She was protecting herself from "people" in the church when she was really putting the wall up between her and God- that hit two ladies that weekend. One got it the other is still working on it now..we're praying for her which is my sister.
With much praise for that weekend- my precious friend has become very active in praying inside outside around the community and for the church she and her family attends now. (Her whole family-rejoice)rejoice!) We are walking this thing out in prayer..and with that a prayer group has just been birthed in our church.
Thanks for the cake-thanks for the Word-thanks be to our God for His greatness He does through you.
Praying for the Living Proof Ministry.
This recipe sounds fabulous! I do have one important question as I share this with my Canadian girlfriends! We, in Canada, purchase our icing sugar in bags (not in a box). So the ingredient stating 1/2 box or 1 box is foreign to us. Could someone indicate how many grams (oops! I mean ounces) are in a box (or cups, preferably). Also, is 1 stick of butter considered 1/2 a cup?
Greatly appreciated!
Suzanne (Moncton, N.B. Canada)