Potluck Buttermilk Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE BUTTERMILK SHEET CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Spray half sheet pan (size approximately 18x13-inches, I use this one from Amazon) with baking spray. Set aside.
• For the cake, in a large bowl, combine the sugar, cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until blended.
• Add in the eggs, oil, buttermilk, and hot water. Whisk together until fully combined. Pour into prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 25 minutes, until edges pull away from the pan and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool.
• While cake is cooling, prepare chocolate icing. In a small saucepan, combine the butter, buttermilk, and cocoa powder. Whisk until smooth over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat as soon as it boils.
• Pour chocolate mixture into a mixing bowl and add in the powdered sugar. Beat until smooth. Pour over cake (it's okay if the cake isn't completely cooled). Add sprinkles.
• Cool completely and enjoy!

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Stir together and set aside.
• In another bowl, mix the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla and eggs. Mix with a fork and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and add the cocoa. Whisk together to combine. Meanwhile, bring 1 cup water to a boil. When the butter is melted, pour the boiling water in the pan. Allow to bubble for a moment, then turn off the heat. Pour the chocolate mixture into the flour mixture. Stir together for a moment to cool the chocolate, then pour in the egg mixture. Stir together until smooth, then pour into an ungreased jelly roll pan (or rimmed baking sheet) and bake for 20 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing: Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the cocoa powder and stir until smooth. Add the milk, vanilla and powdered sugar. Stir together. Dump in the pecans and stir until well combined.
• Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, pour the warm icing over the top. You'll want to avoid doing much spreading, so try to distribute it evenly as you pour.

POTLUCK BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. If using a disposable pan, you can skip this step.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the cocoa powder and stir until smooth, then stir in the water. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Mix together flour, sugar, salt and baking soda. Sift if necessary.
• In a mixing bowl or in a 2 cup glass measure, whisk together eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
• Add cocoa mixture and buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and stir until everything is well mixed, then beat 30 strokes with a big spoon or a heavy duty scraper.
• Pour into the pan and bake for about 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched.
• Let the cake cool while you make the icing.
• To make the icing, melt butter in a saucepan set over low heat. Add the cocoa and whisk until smooth, then add the buttermilk and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
• Put the confectioners' sugar and salt (if using) in a food processor.
• With motor running, pour cocoa mixture through feed tube and process only until smooth.
• Pour this mixture over the cooled cake. Let cool down slightly, then put the whole cake in the refrigerator to help set the icing.
• Once the cake is chilled and set, you can take it out and store it covered at room temperature.