Chocolate Sheet Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

  • 1
  • 120 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil’s food cake mix
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup chocolate-covered cashews
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped cashews
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped candied pecans

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.

2 In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan. Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

3 Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; boil and stir 2 minutes. Stir in milk; return to boiling. Remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes.

4 Gradually stir powdered sugar into brown sugar mixture. Place saucepan of frosting in bowl of cold water; beat with spoon until smooth and spreadable. If frosting becomes too stiff, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, or heat over low heat, stirring constantly. Frost cake. Sprinkle evenly with cashews and pecans. Store loosely covered.