{"id":11201,"date":"2023-09-27T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dessertfortwo.com\/?p=11201"},"modified":"2025-06-16T17:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:01:40","slug":"texas-chocolate-quarter-sheet-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dessertfortwo.com\/texas-chocolate-quarter-sheet-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake Recipe (Quarter Sheet Cake size)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is my absolute favorite chocolate recipe. It is a quarter sheet cake, Texas style! A small Texas chocolate sheet cake made in a quarter sheet pan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the chocolate cake that I grew up on. Yes, it is thin and not as visually impressive as a towering stack of chocolate layer cake. However, there are so many merits to this cake! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I start, I’ll tell you that I’m from Texas, so I definitely have a dog in this fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Texas chocolate sheet cake is a super thin, moist chocolate cake baked in a large baking sheet instead of a round cake pan. Then, when it’s fresh from the oven and still hot, a warm, melted frosting is poured on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the cake cools, the frosting hardens into a flaky, almost crisp topping, and it crumbles at the touch of a fork, almost like a piece of fudge! In a word, it is delicious, and it is the only chocolate cake I make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I make my vegan chocolate cake<\/a><\/span> when I need a layer cake, but this one feeds a crowd and never disappoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This pan is technically a 9×13 inch pan, but it only has 1-inch sides. It’s a quarter sheet pan that I usually use to bake dinners for two<\/a><\/span> or roast vegetables for two!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you love this Texas Chocolate Quarter Sheet Cake! This is the exact quarter sheet pan<\/span><\/a> I use and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake is perfect for smaller crowds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That is how I started scaling down the Pioneer Woman’s chocolate sheet cake. I certainly didn’t need a giant chocolate cake, but I needed one that served more than two. I halved her recipe and baked it on a quarter-sheet pan, made a few alterations, and it’s perfect! Everyone loves chocolate, and I get about 6 generous servings out of the pan. That’s enough for the 4 of us, plus if anyone wants seconds or an extra slice to take home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How big is a quarter of a sheet cake?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This quarter sheet cake is the perfect size for celebrating small things, or having a few friends over. Everyone still gets chocolate cake, but you don’t have to make a giant 3-layer one. Plus, the cake to frosting ratio on Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake is ideal. My quarter sheet cake pan measures 9×13″ with a heavy 1″ lip on the sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many pieces of cake are in a 1\/4 sheet cake?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can see in the photo that I got 12 small squares of cake, but I would say this quarter sheet cake generously serves 6 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our neighborly visits often go late, and I’m too tired to do dishes when everyone leaves, so I use paper plates. I think it provides a more casual feeling anyway. Last Friday, I used paper plates. Clean-up was a breeze, and they’re perfect for sending home leftovers, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, make it easy on yourself, grab the paper plates and invite your neighbors over! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Texas Chocolate Cake ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n