Chocolate Sheet Cake

Ingredients

Instructions

Cake

  • 2 c. flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. soda
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 4 tbls. cocoa
  • 1 c. water
  • 1/2 c. buttermilk
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Frosting

  • 1/3 c. butter
  • 1/3 c. milk
  • 1 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1/2 c. chocolate chips

Frosting II

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 4 Tbls cocoa
  • 6 Tbls buttermilk
  • 1 lb powdered sugar
  • 1 - 2 tsp vanilla
Sift flour, soda, sugar, and salt. Bring butter, cocoa and water to a boil. Pour liquid over dry ingredients. Mix. Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well with a mixer. Pour into pan and bake at 350.

9 x 13 pan for 25 minutes.
10 x 15 pan for 15 minutes.
1/2 sheet cake pan for 14 minutes.

Cake is done when it pulls gently away from sides of the pan. Cool before frosting

Boil butter, milk, and sugar for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and add chips. Beat until thickens. Frost immediately.f

Frosting II

Boil butter, cocoa, and buttermilk. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread on cake while cake is still hot.