Chocolate Sheet Cake
My grandmother’s chocolate fudge sheet cake recipe is a classic. Rich and chocolatey it’s sure to cure your sweet tooth. Serve the cake in small bite sized squares for an irresistible treat at the table with friends.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
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- For the cake:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 sticks butter
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- For the icing:
- 1 stick butter
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 6 tablespoons whole milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Sift sugar and flour together in a large bowl.
- In a sauce pan over medium-high heat, melt butter, cocoa, and water. Bring to a rapid boil. Pour over flour and sugar. Stir by hand until blended.
- Next mix in buttermilk, beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir until well combined and pour into greased pan. Bake for 20 -25 minutes.
- While the cake is baking, make the icing.
- In the same sauce pan miix butter, cocoa, and whole milk over low heat. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla. Stir by hand until smooth.
- Spread icing over cake. Wait until completely cool before cutting.
- Chocolate Fudge Sheet Cake freezes beautifully.
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