Chocolate Sheet Cake

By anonsouthernbell

Ingredients

• 2 c all-purpose flour
• 2 c sugar
• 1/2 tea salt
• 1/2 c butter
• 1/2 c vegetable oil
• 4 tabl unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 c water
• 1/2 c whole buttermilk
• 1 tea baking soda
• 1 tea white vinegar
• 1 tea vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 13x9 pan w/ nonstick bakig spray w/flour. Set aside. In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, and salt; set aside.

In a large saucepan, combine butter, oil, cocoa, and water, whisking until blended. Bring just to a boil over med-high heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Add chocolate mixture, buttermilk, baking soda, vinegar, vanilla and eggs to flour mixture, beating at med speed w/a mixer until smooth.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30 min or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Punch holes in cake w/a fork or an ice pick. Pour chocolate icing over hot cake. cool completely on a wire rack.