Heat Level: Mild
Category: Dessert Recipes
INGREDIENTS:
- For the cake
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1 cup water
- 2 and 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp Rustlin' Rob's Mexican Vanilla
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- For the frosting
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 4 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tsp Rustlin' Rob's Mexican Vanilla
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Use a 13x9 cake pan, spray well with nonstick spray.
- In a medium or large saucepan, add 1 cup butter and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Once it boils, take it off the heat.
- In a medium bowl or stand mixer, combine 2 and 1/4 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Whisk it together, add the dry ingredients to the butter/water in the saucepan and mix.
- Stir the wet and dry ingredients together until well mixed, scraping the sides and bottom. You can do this by hand or with a mixer.
- Add 2 teaspoons Mexican Vanilla, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 2 eggs. Blend well until all the lumps are gone. (make sure to scrape the sides and bottom)
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly to the sides.
- Bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out of the center with no wet batter on it. Be careful not to over bake, then remove cake from oven and let cool for 15-20 minutes
- Now for the frosting. Melt 1 cup of butter. You can do this in a saucepan on the stove, or in a microwaveable bowl.
- Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Use a whisk to beat it together, or you can beat with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer. Mix until lumps are gone.
- Add 2 more cups of powdered sugar. Beat until incorporated. Add the other 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
- Spread the glaze over the cake. Let cool at least an hour before digging in so that the frosting has time to set up.
Additional Rustlin' Rob's products
NOTE: You may add fresh berries for a nice summer twist.