This Famous Cake Is a Texas Tradition

Chocolaty, unpretentious. Yeah, we're in.

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This Famous Cake Is a Texas Tradition Texas sheet cake—also called sheath cake, Texas funeral cake, or Texas brownie cake—is a chocolaty, unpretentious Lone Star state tradition. Ask any Texan, and they'll likely have a story to tell about the first time they had it. Chances are they'll claim they have a family secret for making "the best," too. The simple dessert features a signature Texas ingredient, pecans, mixed into a chocolate icing over a light, chocolate cake. The most perfect ratio of fudgy to fluffy. READ MORE What to Make This Week 13 Barley Recipes We Love The pleasantly chewy, slightly nutty grain can be used in so many ways. See More Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls Everything you love about cabbage rolls in a fraction of the time. See More Korean Scallion Pancakes An easy-to-make-at-home Korean restaurant favorite. See More Creamy Mushroom Carbonara We're subbing sauteed mushrooms for pancetta. See More The Spruce Eats on YouTube 7 Sandwiches From Around the World Watch Now Things We're Reading, Loving, Pondering Most of us won't ever get to try the world's greatest mangoes. This Eater story about "the secretive, semi-illicit, high stakes world of WhatsApp Mango importing" explains why. Netflix renewed "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America," for a second season. (It's SO good!) This Grub Street piece dives into why New York's restaurants suddenly got so expensive. Some good news: the Biden administration is moving to undo some of the damage caused by Trump's slashing of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) funds. If podcasts are your thing, explore our very own updated food podcast roundup. Try Our Newest Recipes Vegetarian Tom Yum Soup Balsamic Roasted Strawberries Our 21 Best Stuffed Pasta Recipes Did somebody forward you this email? Sign Up for The Spruce Eats Newsletter! Have feedback? Send us an email at contact@thespruceeats.com, subject line: Newsletter Feedback. Follow us:   You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to The Spruce Eats newsletter. Unsubscribe © 2021 Dotdash.com — All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005