Karla’s Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe

This chocolate sheet cake recipe is moist, tender, and perfect for taking to events, holidays, family dinners, or any gathering where you need a dessert that feeds a crowd. The warm chocolate frosting is poured over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven, making every bite rich and fudgy.

Bake it in a disposable pan if you are taking it somewhere, because chances are you will not be bringing much back home. It is light enough to slice easily but rich enough to satisfy any chocolate lover.

Why You’ll Love This Chocolate Sheet Cake

• It is moist, chocolatey, and easy to share.
• The warm frosting soaks into the cake for extra flavor.
• It is a great dessert for parties, potlucks, and holidays.
• It stays delicious the next day.

Karla’s Chocolate Sheet Cake

Karla Rae Hodge Baggett

This is the ultimate sheet cake, perfect for taking to events. Use a disposable pan, since you’ll likely have nothing to bring back home—or guests will want to keep the leftovers for themselves.

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Course cakes, Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 2 sticks butter
• 4 talb cocoa
• 1 cup water

Bring the above ingredients to boil and pour over the following ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda

Mix together then add the following ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter milk
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

For the frosting on top, pour it over the cake immediately after taking it out of the oven.

• 1 stick butter
• 4 talb cocoa
• 6 talb butter milk
• 1 lb power sugar ONCE THE THREE INGREDIENTS ARE MELTED YOU WILL POUR THE POWER SUGAR AND MIX TOGETHER AND GET IT READ FOR THE FINISHED CAKE

Place all three ingredients in a saucepan and melt them together. Do this as your cake is nearly finished baking, since you’ll want to pour the mixture over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Instructions

 

• First, prepare your pan by coating the inside with butter, then dust it with flour.
• Pour the cake batter into a half-sheet cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, keeping an eye on it, and when the sides start to pull away from the pan, it’s perfectly done and ready to come out of the oven.

Notes

Keyword chocolate, chocolate sheet cake, ultimate sheet cake

Serving and Storage

Let the frosting set before cutting the cake into squares. Store leftovers covered so the cake stays soft and moist.

More Dessert Recipes

If you enjoy homemade desserts, try Great Grandma Hodge’s Cherry Cobbler Recipe, Grandma’s Banana Bread Recipe, or Apple Bread.