Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe

Meet the Cook: The biggest compliment I've ever gotten on this cake might have come when I baked it for my son's 11th birthday party last fall. The children were full after eating pizza, veggies and dip, etc. - but each of them asked for seconds! 

-Dianne Medwid, Dauphin, Manitoba


Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe
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TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
MAKES: 16-20 servings


Ingredients
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    2 cups sugar
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup butter, cubed
    1/4 cup baking cocoa
    1 cup water
    2 eggs
    1/2 cup buttermilk
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    ICING:
    1/2 cup butter, cubed
    1/4 cup baking cocoa
    1/3 cup milk
    2 cups confectioners' sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 cup chopped walnuts


Directions
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1. In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients; set aside. In a small saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and water to a boil. Immediately remove from the heat. Add to dry ingredients and mix well.
2. In a small bowl, beat eggs. Add buttermilk and vanilla; mix well. Stir into cocoa mixture. Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
3. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, bring the butter, cocoa and milk to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; add sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Spread over hot cake; immediately sprinkle with nuts. Cool completely on a wire rack. Yield: 16-20 servings.

Nutritional Facts
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1 piece: 307 calories, 14g fat (6g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 230mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.


Courtesy: Taste of Home