Leah's Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake
 
 
Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
  • CAKE
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • ½ cup buttermilk (I used sour cream)
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 4 Tbsp. cocoa
  • 1 cup water
  • FROSTING
  • 1 stick butter
  • 4 Tbsp. cocoa
  • 6 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 lb. box powdered sugar
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. FOR THE CAKE: Place 2 sticks of butter, 4 tablespoons cocoa, and 1 cup water over medium heat and bring to a boil.
  2. Pour over flour and sugar mixture. Mix well. Add eggs, buttermilk (or sour cream), baking soda, salt, and vanilla. Mix well.
  3. Pour into a greased and floured cookie sheet pan (15½ x 10½ inches). My pan was slightly larger; about 18 x 12 inches. Cookie sheet must be a deep cookie sheet pan.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake. Ice while cake is hot.
  5. FOR THE FROSTING: Five minutes before the cake is finished, make frosting. Mix together butter, cocoa and milk. Cook over medium heat and bring to a boil.
  6. Remove from stove and add powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Pour over cake while hot.
Recipe by Dallas Duo Bakes at http://dallasduobakes.com/2013/09/leahs-texas-chocolate-sheet-cake.html