Chocolate Sheet Cake (Pappaw's). Great recipe for Chocolate Sheet Cake (Pappaw's). My daughter cannot get enough of this cake. But she does share with her husband.
The photo is done without nuts.
I made the recipe as instructed but added chopped pecans on top.
The cake itself is not too sweet but with the very sweet topping creates a perfect combination.
You can cook Chocolate Sheet Cake (Pappaw's) using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chocolate Sheet Cake (Pappaw's)
- Prepare of AP flour.
- You need of granulated sugar.
- Prepare of (heaping) Cocoa powder.
- Prepare of Salt.
- You need of Butter.
- It's of corn oil.
- You need of boiling water.
- It's of Eggs.
- It's of Buttermilk.
- Prepare of Baking Soda.
- Prepare of Vanilla.
- You need of ICING.
- It's of Butter.
- You need of (heaping) Cocoa.
- It's of Powdered Sugar.
- You need of Vanilla.
- Prepare of Milk (can be part whole milk , part Buttermilk or all of either) taste does not change.
- You need of Optional - 1 cup chopped pecans.
This was a super easy recipe and my first cake from scratch. It got a silent reaction because my family was too busy inhaling this cake. Whisk: Stir in the sugar, then add in the eggs and whisk until smooth. Dry Ingredients: Add the dry ingredients and whisk until combined Add in: Coffee or water and stir until smooth.
Chocolate Sheet Cake (Pappaw's) instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In large bowl mix flour, sugar, and salt..
- 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..
- In another bowl add Buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and Baking Soda. Beat this mixture well and then add to the flour mixture..
- Pour well mixed batter into 11 x 17 baking sheet. Place in oven and cook 20-25 minutes..
- 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..
- Pour icing over warm cake. Smooth it all over. Enjoy..
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