Devil's Food Sheet Cake

By awright0511

Ingredients

• Frosting:
• 3/4 cup soft butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup each buttermilk and boiling water
• 1/4 cup soft butter
• 2 TBSP unsweetened cocoa
• 3/4 tsp instant coffee
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar until blended. Add vanilla.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until light and fluffy.

Stir flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt together.

Add with buttermilk to creamed mixture, beating until smooth and blended.

Stir in boiling water.

Line bottom of a greased 13x9 inch baking pan with waxed paper.

Spread batter in prepared pan.

Bake at 350 for 40 min or until pick insereted near center comes out clean.

Let stand on wire rack for 10 min. Turn our of pan and peel off paper. Tun right side up.

Cool thoroughly, then spread top and sides with Mocha frosting.

In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup soft butter, 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa and 3/4 tsp instant coffee. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla and and 1 egg but do not mix. Beat in 2 cups powdered sugar until smooth and of spreadiing consistency. If frosting is too thickc to spread, add a few drops of water.