Chocolate Sheet Cake (so MOIST) and Icing

Name: Chocolate Sheet Cake (so MOIST) and Icing
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup Granulated sugar-Cake; 4 tbsp Heaping choc Cocoa-Cake; 2 Eggs- beaten-Cake; 2 cup All purpose flour-Cake; 1 tsp Vanilla extract-Cake; 1 tsp Baking soda-Cake; 1/4 tsp Salt-Cake; Eggs; 1/2 cup Vegetable oil-Cake; 1 stick UNSALTED Butter (do not substitute)-Cake; 1/2 cup Buttermilk-Cake; 1 cup Boiling water-Cake; 4 tbsp Heaping choc Cocoa-Icing; 1 1/2 stick Butter (do not sub)-Icing; 6 tbsp Whole milk or 3 tbsp each of whole and buttermilk-Icing; 1/2 cup Chopped pecans/walnuts or candy bar (I didn't add them them this time)-Icing; 3 cup Powder confectioners sugar-Icing; 1 tsp Vanilla extract-Icing

LISA DUNSON @LisaDunsonGA

Athens, Georgia

Who doesn't love chocolate cake?Especially one that is from scratch, and with sweet chocolate homemade icing/frosting! Yummy!!!!! It is so moist!!!!

LISA DUNSON @LisaDunsonGA

Athens, Georgia

Who doesn't love chocolate cake?Especially one that is from scratch, and with sweet chocolate homemade icing/frosting! Yummy!!!!! It is so moist!!!!

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Ingredients

2 cupGranulated sugar-Cake
4 tbspHeaping choc Cocoa-Cake
2Eggs- beaten-Cake
2 cupAll purpose flour-Cake
1 tspVanilla extract-Cake
1 tspBaking soda-Cake
1/4 tspSalt-Cake
1/2 cupVegetable oil-Cake
Eggs
1 stickUNSALTED Butter (do not substitute)-Cake
1/2 cupButtermilk-Cake
1 cupBoiling water-Cake
Frosting
4 tbspHeaping choc Cocoa-Icing
1 1/2 stickButter (do not sub)-Icing
6 tbspWhole milk or 3 tbsp each of whole and buttermilk-Icing
1/2 cupChopped pecans/walnuts or candy bar (I didn't add them them this time)-Icing
3 cupPowder confectioners sugar-Icing
1 tspVanilla extract-Icing

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Steps

1

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, and salt.
2

In a saucepan on stove, melt together the butter, oil and cocoa. Add boiling water, stir then allow mixture to boil for a minute, then turn off heat. Pour it over your bowl of flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
3

In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla.
4

Pour buttermilk mixture into the chocolate mixture, and stir.
5

Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
6

Directions For the ICING: When cake is about 5 min from being done, start making the icing/frosting: It is important that your cake is still hot/warm when you pour the icing on it.
7

Melt butter in another saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together until smooth.
8

Add the pecans/nuts, stir together, and pour and spread over warm cake. Let cool for a little bit on counter.
9

A pic of it sliced.