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Effortless Chocolatey Texas Sheet Cake

This Effortless Chocolatey Texas Sheet Cake brings together the best of both worlds, with a scrumptious chocolate cake base and a heavenly chocolate frosting. It makes for a crowd-pleasing dessert that's easy to whip up!
3
40 min
TOTAL TIME
341
CALORIES
$0.29
PER SERVING
Effortless Chocolatey Texas Sheet Cake
Ingredients
CAKE
24 SERVINGS
Vanilla Extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
All Purpose Flour
2 cups all purpose flour
Eggs
2 large eggs
Granulated Sugar
2 cups granulated sugar
Buttermilk
1/2 cup buttermilk
Hot Water
1 cup hot water
Baking Soda
1 tsp baking soda
White Vinegar
1 tbsp white vinegar
Unsalted Butter
1 cup unsalted butter
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Salt
1 tsp salt
FROSTING
Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup unsalted butter
Vanilla Extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
Powdered Sugar
3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Milk
6 tbsp milk
Directions
CAKE
15 min
PREP TIME
25 min
COOK TIME
40 min
TOTAL TIME
1
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, and salt. Set aside.
3
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine unsalted butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, and hot water, stirring until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth.
4
Pour the chocolate mixture over the dry ingredients, stirring to combine.
5
Add the eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla extract, and white vinegar to the batter, mixing well to combine.
6
Spread the batter evenly in the prepared baking pan.
7
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
FROSTING
8
While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting by melting unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
9
Add milk and unsweetened cocoa powder to the melted butter, stirring well.
10
Remove the saucepan from heat and whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
CAKE
11
Once the cake is done baking, immediately spread the warm frosting evenly over the hot cake.
12
Allow the cake to cool in the pan before cutting into squares and serving.
Health Info
Macros
56g
CARBS
12g
FAT
2g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
WHEAT
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