Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE:2 cups Flour
2 cups Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Salt
4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa Powder2 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. Enjoy! Take this sheet cake to your next party, you will make lots of friends! Nettie This post has been linked up to these fabulous blogs!
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. Enjoy! Take this sheet cake to your next party, you will make lots of friends! Nettie This post has been linked up to these fabulous blogs!
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10 comments:
I love a good chocolate sheet cake. I'll try yours and see if it's better than mine. :)
Now I can comment, yay! I love delicious sheet, your recipe sounds wonderful! Hugs, Terra
There is nothing better then a good chocolate cake if you ask me....I need to try this one to compare :-)
Hi Maureen,
Sounds great!
Nettie
Hi Terra!
Thank you so much for trying so hard to get a comment on my blog! It's always wonderful to see you!
Nettie
Hi Bibi!
Let me know what you think, this really is the BEST!!
YUM! That looks good and I am glad that you linked up... Also glad that you noted it would be good for breakfast as when I do make this and eat it for breakfast I am going to tell my husband that it is written in the recipe :). Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday and for following me... I had thought you were already too but I have noticed that some of the blogs that I had been following I am not anymore ~ maybe someone is telling me something :).
Hi Marlys!
Oh yes, this cake is perfect for breakfast! So happy to see you and thank you for following my blog! Nettie
Nettie this sounds fabulous, I've never gone wrong with a Pioneer Woman recipe either! What a fun surprise for your friend. Who says only kids should get to celebrate birthdays! I'm featuring this at this weeks Thursday's Treasures, thanks for sharing. Pinned.
Joan,
Thank you so much for featuring The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake on Thursday's Treasures!
Nettie
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