Chocolate Sheet Cake
This Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe is ridiculously good! The chocolate cake is rich and moist while the chocolate icing is utterly fudgy and decadent.
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Servings: 24 pieces
Calories: 273kcal
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 heaping Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup boiling water
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For Chocolate Frosting:
- 1-3/4 sticks butter
- 4 heaping Tbsp cocoa powder
- 6 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup pecans, finely chopped
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and stir in cocoa powder.
- Add boiling water and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir well.
- In glass measuring cup, pour buttermilk and add beaten eggs and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into chocolate mixture.
- Pour into sheet pan and bake for 20 minutes.
For the Chocolate Frosting:
- Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa and stir to combine. Turn off heat.
- Add milk, vanilla and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add chopped pecans. Pour over warm cake.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 80 grams | Calories: 273 kcal | Carbohydrates: 43 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 11 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g | Trans Fat: 0.001 g | Cholesterol: 15 mg | Sodium: 183 mg | Potassium: 48 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 34 g | Vitamin A: 416 IU | Vitamin C: 0.04 mg | Calcium: 19 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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