Chocolate Sheet Cake
This chocolate sheet cake recipe makes a moist, delicious chocolate cake some call a Texas Sheet Cake.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
For the Icing:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Melt butter and cocoa in heavy bottomed pan over medium heat.
- Add water and oil.
- Heat to boil and then remove from the heat.
- Add flour, salt, and sugar. Mix well.
- Add eggs one at a time. Pour in buttermilk and soda. Mix well.
- Pour into 9x13 baking dish or sheet pan and bake for 25 minutes. You can follow my tips for how to tell when your cake is done.
For the Icing:
- Melt butter and unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Add other ingredients except vanilla extract.
- Heat to boil then remove from heat.
- Add in vanilla extract and mix well.
- Pour over warm cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 151IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
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