So there I was, helping make lunch for the lovely senior citizens of Escalante, Utah when BAM! I made this chocolate cake from the Pioneer Woman. I would need about 29 more fingers to show you how many compliments I got about this lovely, decadent, delicious, chocolaty cake. Please try it; it is so good!
P.S. I should probably put a disclaimer on here that the majority of my posts will probably be Pioneer Woman recipes, just for future reference... I love her, what can I say?
Here is the recipe, you can watch her step by step at this page here. She is a lot more witty than me too, so you might enjoy scrolling through her post more than mine. Anyways.. this cake is good, no lie.
The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever.
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- Cook Time:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Servings: 24
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 2 cups Flour
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
- 2 sticks Butter
- 1 cup Boiling Water
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk
- 2 whole Beaten Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- FOR FROSTING:
- 1/2 cup Finely Chopped Pecans *
- 1-3/4 stick Butter
- 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
- 6 Tablespoons Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 pound (minus 1/2 Cup) Powdered Sugar
Preparation Instructions
Note: I use an 18x13 sheet cake pan.
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.
In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.
Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.
While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.
Cut into squares, eat, and totally wig out over the fact that you’ve just made the best chocolate sheet cake. Ever.
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.
In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.
Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.
While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.
Cut into squares, eat, and totally wig out over the fact that you’ve just made the best chocolate sheet cake. Ever.
*Katy note: I toast my pecans, it makes them taste soooooooooo much better
I was hoping this recipe would have vodka in it. I don't even know why.
ReplyDeleteYou should try it. I have this desire to cook with alcohol. Live life dangerously...
ReplyDeleteAlso I'm kind of embarassed my profile picture on here is from my jr year of high school...and that my hand is on my hip. So posy. How do I change this?
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