Old Fashioned Chocolate Sheet Cake

By srumbel

This moist, chocolate sheet cake is easy to make for birthdays, potlucks, and any time you want a quick dessert.
from restlesschipotle.com

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cup butter room temperature
• 2 2 2 cups sugar
• 6 6 6 eggs
• 2 2 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1 1 cup sour cream
• Frosting
• 1 1 1 quart heavy cream
• 1 1 4- 4- serving packages chocolate fudge instant pudding mix
• 3 3 3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Cake

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Grease a 13x9-inch pan and set aside.

Combine the cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside.

Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add egg, one at a time, and beat well after each.


Stir in the vanilla.

With mixer on low blend in 1/3 of the flour mixture.

Add 1/2 the sour cream.

Blend in 1/3 of the flour mixture.

Add the rest of the sour cream.

Stir in the remaining flour mixture.

Spoon into the prepared pan.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until done.

Cool.

Frosting

Add the cream, pudding mix, and powdered sugar to the bowl of a mixer.

Whip until light and fluffy.

Spread thickly on cooled cake.


Servings 12