Description

This cake is very much like a Texas Sheet cake, but it is more moist and the icing is almost like a pudding. It is an easy cake to make even though the ingredient list is a little on the long side.

Ingredients

• Cake Ingredients:
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 1 1/4 cup brown rice flour *
• 1/2 cup potato starch *
• 1/4 cup tapioca starch *
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup boiling water
• Icing Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• * If you are not in need of a gluten free recipe, substitute a total of 2 cups all purpose flour for the items marked with an *

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a pan very well with butter and set aside. (A bundt, 9x13, or (2) 8-9" round pans will work well.)
2. Combine cocoa and hot water in a large glass measuring cup or small bowl and whisk to combine. Place the butter and the sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth and creamy. Add the cocoa mixture and stir to combine. Add the eggs and vanilla and stir again. Add the sour cream and stir once more.
3. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix well. Slowly add the boiling water while mixing. The batter will be very thin and watery.