Aunt Carols Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch cake pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, and baking soda together in a large bowl; set aside.
• Heat butter, water, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth and just boiling. Pour over the flour mixture and stir to combine. Stir in buttermilk and eggs. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract for the icing in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a slow boil, then stir in powdered sugar. Pour icing over the hot cake. Let sit for 2 hours before serving.

FAVORITE CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• To Make Cake: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. You will need a jellyroll pan or a smaller cookie sheet with a rim around all four sides. You will not need to grease the pan.
• Mix the flour and sugar for the cake in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
• In a saucepan bring the butter, vegetable oil, water and 4 tbs cocoa powder to a boil.
• Pour the boiling mixture over the flour and sugar and stir together.
• Add the eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, baking soda and buttermilk and stir to mix well.
• Pour in the baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
• While cake is baking prepare the icing: Bring butter, milk and cocoa powder to a boil stirring constantly and then remove from heat.
• Add the vanilla, nuts and box of powdered sugar and stir well.
• Spread icing over cake while the cake is still warm.