Chocolate Sheet Cake (Pappaw's)

Name: Chocolate Sheet Cake (Pappaw's)
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups AP flour; 2 cups granulated sugar; 4 tbsp (heaping) Cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 stick Butter; 1/2 cup corn oil; 1 cup boiling water; 2 Eggs; 1/2 cup Buttermilk; 1 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp Vanilla; ICING; 1 1/2 sticks Butter; 4 tbsp (heaping) Cocoa; 3 cups Powdered Sugar; 1 tbsp Vanilla; 6 tbsp Milk (can be part whole milk , part Buttermilk or all of either) taste does not change; Optional - 1 cup chopped pecans

1953kenny @kennyp

Texas, United States

My daughter cannot get enough of this cake. But she does share with her husband. Their four boys (my grandsons) have to fend for themselves. This cake is supper moist and icing is like a layer of fudge on top. The photo is done without nuts because that is my daughter's preference.

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Ingredients

25 mins

24 servings

2 cupsAP flour
2 cupsgranulated sugar
4 tbsp(heaping) Cocoa powder
1/2 tspSalt
1 stickButter
1/2 cupcorn oil
1 cupboiling water
2Eggs
1/2 cupButtermilk
1 tspBaking Soda
1 tspVanilla
ICING
1 1/2 sticksButter
4 tbsp(heaping) Cocoa
3 cupsPowdered Sugar
1 tbspVanilla
6 tbspMilk (can be part whole milk , part Buttermilk or all of either) taste does not change
Optional - 1 cup chopped pecans

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Steps

25 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350
2

In large bowl mix flour, sugar, and salt.
3

In medium saucepan melt 1 stick butter, oil, and cocoa. Bring to a boil and let it boil for about 1 minute. Add boiling water. Let this mixture boil for another minute. Remove from stove and pour over flour mixture. Stir all together and let it cool while preparing other ingredients.
4

In another bowl add Buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and Baking Soda. Beat this mixture well and then add to the flour mixture.
5

Pour well mixed batter into 11 x 17 baking sheet. Place in oven and cook 20-25 minutes.
6

ICING:
You will need to prepare this when cake has about 5 mins cooking time left. Icing needs to be added while cake is still warm.
In saucepan melt 1 1/2 sticks Butter. Add Cocoa stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Stir until smooth.
Optional: You add nuts at this point. Mix well into icing.
7

Pour icing over warm cake. Smooth it all over.
Enjoy.