Chocolate Sheet Cake (Pioneer Woman)

By shelliec

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 2 C. Flour
• 2 C. Sugar
• 1/4 t. Salt
• 4 T. Cocoa
• 1 C. Butter
• 1 C. Boiling Water
• 1/2 C. Buttermilk
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 1 t. Baking Soda
• 1 t. Vanilla
• FROSTING:
• 1/2 C. Pecans, finely chopped
• 3/4 C. Butter
• 4 T. Cocoa
• 6 T. Milk
• 1 t. Vanilla
• 1 pound Powdered Sugar

Details

Adapted from thepioneerwoman.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Boil 1 C. Water

In a saucepan, melt butter, add cocoa and stir. Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture and stir lightly to cool.

In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/choc. mixture.

Pour into greased cookie sheet pan and BAKE 350 for 20 minutes.


While cake is baking, make frosting: Melt butter in saucepan, stir in cocoa, then turn off heat. Stir in milk, vanilla and powdered sugar. Mix in the pecans and pour over warm cake.