Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe

Aug 18, 2008 6 Replies
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I finally got this recipe from Mom. I know Kate that it doesn't help you any, but you still might be interested in it for the future. It is totally decadent and totally bad for you and practically makes your teeth hurt when you eat it, but it is so good. Ejnoy



Steven Alaska


Texas Sheet Cake


2 sticks butter
5 T cocoa
1 C water
2 C flour
2 C sugar
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
1/2 C sour cream

Melot in heavy saucepan butter, cocoa and water, bring to boil. Mis in separate bowl, flour, sugar, soda and salt. Pour hot mix over dry, stir and add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Pour into foil-lined greased sheet cake pan 16 x 11 x 1. We've done it without the foil.



Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350. While baking make frosting.



Frosting


1 stick butter
5 T cocoa
6 T milk
1 box confectioners sugar
1 t vanilla

Melt together to simmer, remove from stove and add sugar and vanilla. Spread frosting over warm cake. Sprinkle with 1 C chopped nuts.


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And those chopped nuts had better be pecans!

Elizabeth in Spring, Texas

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what a great recipe, Steve!! i am going to make this for our weekend family dinner!! but i think i'll put walnuts on it, so it tastes like fudge! amy in CNY

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I just made one similar to this a week ago. We shared some of it but not enough and I didn't freeze any, so now I need to throw some away. It was very good though.

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That is a classic cake I see show up at many many quilt guild events. It is really good. I have never made one but they are really yummie. There is a light version:

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It probably isn't worth bothering with though ; ) Anything with 3 sticks of butter is probably not safe for me to be around either. : ( Taria

steve wrote:

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i, too, substitute brewed cold coffee in chocolate cake. and i add a

1/4 tsp of nutmeg, too. gives it a bit of a gourmet flavor. But i think i'll make this one just as is to see if i like it plain. chocolate is chocolate....can't go wrong with that!! amy in CNY
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