But that doesn't mean the icing shouldn't taste good, too. Most recipes include a few drops of extract to help mask the chalky flavor from one of the main ingredients: powdered sugar. That sweet ...

The frosting is made with butter, cocoa powder, milk, and powdered sugar, but there is one important rule you have to follow for the best Texas sheet cake: Pour the frosting over a warm cake.

Add more powdered sugar if frosting seems too thin. Beat in 1 1/2 Tbsp. of cinnamon. Spoon frosting into piping bag and pipe onto cupcakes. Garnish with a cinnamon stick or mini snickerdoodle cookies.