Easy Pistachio Texas Sheet Cake
You can double this recipe and make two 9x13 sheet pans if you like.
Equipment
- 9x13 sheet pan
- parchment paper
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
- 7.62 oz yellow cake mix weigh and use only half of a 15.25 oz box
- ½ cup oil
- 1.7 oz instant pistachio pudding
- ½ cup water
- 2 lg eggs
FOR THE FROSTING
- 8 oz cream cheese frosting
- ¼ cup chopped pistachios
- sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Measure cake ingredients and place into a large mixing bowl.
- Use electric beaters as directed on box, or you can mix ingredients by hand if you wish. Mix until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Pour batter into a prepared baking sheet. Sprayed with cooking or baking spray 9x13sheet pan.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes or until toothpick in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Empty frosting container into a microwave safe container. Heat in microwave for 20-30 seconds and stir. Heat in 10 second intervals until you have a pourable glaze consistency.
- Pour glaze over sheet cake and cover completely and evenly. You may not need all of the frosting.
- Add chopped pistachios to the top of your cake and place glazed sheet cake in the refrigerator to set. About 1 hour or longer is good.
- Cut cake and enjoy!
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The goal here was to make ONE 9×13 sheet cake. You can certainly double this recipe and make two cakes, and use the whole box if you want to. However, my plan is to be able to make one smaller, thinner cake like a Texas sheet cake. In the Midwest, these are often referred to as ‘bars’ instead of cake. I think anything that is made in a sheet pan and cut into squares can fall into this category.
Easy Pistachio Texas Sheet Cake
You can double this recipe and make two 9×13 sheet pans if you like.
Servings: 12 servings
Equipment
- 9×13 sheet pan
- parchment paper
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
- 7.62 oz yellow cake mix weigh and use only half of a 15.25 oz box
- ½ cup oil
- 1.7 oz instant pistachio pudding
- ½ cup water
- 2 lg eggs
FOR THE FROSTING
- 8 oz cream cheese frosting
- ¼ cup chopped pistachios
- sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Measure cake ingredients and place into a large mixing bowl.
- Use electric beaters as directed on box, or you can mix ingredients by hand if you wish. Mix until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Pour batter into a prepared baking sheet. Sprayed with cooking or baking spray 9x13sheet pan.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes or until toothpick in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Empty frosting container into a microwave safe container. Heat in microwave for 20-30 seconds and stir. Heat in 10 second intervals until you have a pourable glaze consistency.
- Pour glaze over sheet cake and cover completely and evenly. You may not need all of the frosting.
- Add chopped pistachios to the top of your cake and place glazed sheet cake in the refrigerator to set. About 1 hour or longer is good.
- Cut cake and enjoy!
