Chocolate Sheet Cake

By angelagwalter

Ingredients

• Icing:
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter
• 4 heaping tbsp cocoa
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 3/4 sticks butter (1 cup minus 2 tbsp)
• 4 heaping tbsp cocoa
• 6 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 lb minus 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from janetishungry.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt.


2. In a saucepan melt, 1 cup of butter, add cocoa, and water. Let mixture boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat.

3. Pour chocolate mixture over flour mixture and stir lightly.

4. In a measuring cup, mix buttermilk, baking soda, eggs and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into cake batter. Pour into sheet pan (use a large cookie sheet with a rim or a jelly roll pan. Mario used a cookie sheet that is about 11" x 17").

5. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes.

6. While cake is baking, make icing. Melt 1 3/4 sticks of butter (equals 1 cup less 2 tbsp) in a saucepan. Add cocoa and stir to combine. Turn off heat.

7. Add milk, vanilla, and icing sugar. Add pecans and stir together. Pour over warm cake. Use a spatula to spread out to the edges, if necessary.

8. Cut into squares and serve.