Chocolate Sheet Cake (so MOIST) and Icing

LISA DUNSON
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

  1. 2 cupGranulated sugar-Cake
  2. 4 tbspHeaping choc Cocoa-Cake
  3. 2Eggs- beaten-Cake
  4. 2 cupAll purpose flour-Cake
  5. 1 tspVanilla extract-Cake
  6. 1 tspBaking soda-Cake
  7. 1/4 tspSalt-Cake
  8. 1/2 cupVegetable oil-Cake
  9. Eggs
  10. 1 stickUNSALTED Butter (do not substitute)-Cake
  11. 1/2 cupButtermilk-Cake
  12. 1 cupBoiling water-Cake
  13. Frosting
  14. 4 tbspHeaping choc Cocoa-Icing
  15. 1 1/2 stickButter (do not sub)-Icing
  16. 6 tbspWhole milk or 3 tbsp each of whole and buttermilk-Icing
  17. 1/2 cupChopped pecans/walnuts or candy bar (I didn't add them them this time)-Icing
  18. 3 cupPowder confectioners sugar-Icing
  19. 1 tspVanilla extract-Icing

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 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. 3

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

  4. 4

    Pour buttermilk mixture into the chocolate mixture, and stir.

  5. 5

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

  6. 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. 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. 8

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

  9. 9

    A pic of it sliced.

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1953kenny
1953kenny @kennyp
Recipe has 1/2 cup oil, but instructions don't show adding it. I added it to the cake mixture when I added eggs and buttermilk mixture.

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LISA DUNSON
LISA DUNSON @LisaDunsonGA
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Athens, Georgia
I LOVE cooking/baking, making crafts, and learning/trying new things. I'm addicted to kitchen gadgets, coffee, and ID channel. lol
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