Chocolate sheet-ish cake
- Lulu Grimes
Published: September 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Serves 20
Easy
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
plus cooling
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Popular at funerals, this bake is also known as Texas funeral cake. It's so easy to make and big enough to serve a crowd. We've used quite salty butter in the frosting as the sweet and savoury combination works so well
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Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
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200g butter
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200g golden caster sugar
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250g light muscovado sugar
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250g self-raising flour
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5 tbsp cocoa
plus extra for dusting
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pinch of baking powder
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2 eggs
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125g soured cream
For the frosting
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175g butter
(I used salted)
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3 tbsp cocoa
plus more for dusting
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2 tbsp soured cream
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100g milk chocolate
chopped
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200g icing sugar
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Nutrition: per serving
- kcal376
- fat20g
- saturates12g
- carbs45g
- sugars35g
- fibre1g
- protein3g
- salt0.51g
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Method
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step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas4. Line a 20 x 30cm baking tray with baking parchment (leave some overhanging to help you lift the cake out later).
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step 2
For the sponge, put the butter and sugars in a pan with 250ml water and heat gently until the butter has melted. Take off the heat and stir in the flour, cocoa, baking powder, eggs and soured cream to make a smooth batter. Pour into the tin and cook for 30-35 mins or until cooked through and firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin.
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step 3
For the frosting, melt the butter and 2 tbsp cocoa together, then add the soured cream and chocolate. Add the icing sugar and stir until smooth, then leave to cool completely.
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step 4
Don’t worry if the butter separates; it’ll come back when you beat it. Once cold, beat using electric beaters until the frosting is paler and fluffier. Spread over the cake and dust with cocoa (I do this while it is still in the tin). Will keep for three days in an airtight container.
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