Famous Texas Jailbreak Cake Recipes

TEXAS TORNADO CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch cake pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix together sugar, eggs, fruit cocktail, soda, and flour. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Mix the brown sugar and nuts together, and sprinkle mixture onto the batter.
• Bake for 40 minutes, or until done.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the butter, water and cocoa to a boil. Remove from the heat. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; add to cocoa mixture. Stir in the sour cream until smooth. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., In a small saucepan, melt butter; add milk and cocoa. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour over warm cake. Cool completely on a wire rack.

CLASSIC TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar and salt; set aside.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1 cup butter, the water and 3 tablespoons baking cocoa to boiling. Remove from heat. Pour over flour mixture in bowl; stir until well mixed. Add buttermilk, baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the eggs; stir until well blended. Pour into pan, spreading evenly.
• Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, in another 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter, 3 tablespoons baking cocoa and the milk to simmering. Remove from heat. Beat in powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla with whisk until smooth. Stir in pecans.
• Pour frosting over hot cake. Cool completely before cutting, about 1 hour.

FAMOUS TEXAS JAILBREAK CAKE

Steps:

• Combine all cake ingredients (except pecans) in a large mixing bowl.
• Using a mixer, beat at high speed for about 2 minutes.
• Stir pecans into cake mix.
• Pour into a greased 13 x 9 inch cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until center tests done.
• Combine frosting ingredients and spread over still warm cake.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F; butter the bottom and sides of a 15 1/2-by-10 1/2-inch jelly roll pan.
• Whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl until combined. Whisk the sour cream, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl or large liquid measuring cup until smooth. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, add the butter, cocoa powder and 1 cup water to a medium saucepan and set over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the butter is completely melted, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the melted butter mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined. Stir in the sour cream mixture in 2 additions until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it into an even layer.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool slightly in the pan.
• For the frosting: Combine the pecans, butter and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the butter is melted and the pecans are lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cocoa powder and vanilla and remove from the heat. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar in 2 batches, alternating with the milk and mixing well after each addition.
• Immediately pour the warm frosting over the warm cake and gently spread to cover. Let the cake cool completely before slicing.

BEST-EVER TEXAS SHEET CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Melt 2 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix and next 4 ingredients with mixer until blended. Add melted chocolate; mix well. Pour into 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 20 to 22 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 min.
• Meanwhile, microwave remaining chocolate and COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 1 min. Cool 15 min.
• Spread COOL WHIP mixture onto cake; sprinkle with nuts.

'LEGALLY BLONDE' ELLE WOODS CAKE

Steps:

• Bake two 16-ounce cake recipes in a Wiltons doll cake pan.
• Remove the cakes from the pan and slice the cake into three equal layers.
• Stack the cakes with buttercream between each layer.
• Crumb coat the entire cake.
• Smoothen out icing with an offset spatula.
• Cut a hole into the top layer of cake big enough to fit a Barbie doll's legs.
• Cover the doll cake in a 14-inch circle of pink fondant.
• Enhance the folds at the bottom of the cake.
• Place your doll in the middle of the cake.
• Cover the dolls waist with pink fondant.
• Blend the fondant around the dolls waist into the rest of the cake.
• Rollout the pink fondant.
• Cut out the fabric pattern.
• Place the fondant on to the bottom of the cake at a 45-degree angle.
• Fold the back of the fondant over to create a fold.
• Create fondant texture using sculpting tools.
• Repeat the process over around the entire cake.
• Cut out a long rectangle for the dolls top.
• Attach the rectangle to the front of the doll.
• Cut out a second rectangle.
• Apply the rectangle to the opposite side of the dolls top.
• Add small fondant fold to create ruffle for the top.
• Paint on pink luster dust to give the top of the dress shine.
• Cut black fondant into a long strip.
• Wrap the fondant around the dolls waist to create a belt.
• Comb the dolls hair.