The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake

[JJ Judkins]

* Exported from MasterCook *

The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake

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Categories : baked Cake
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE:
2 cups Flour
2 cups Sugar
¼ teaspoons Salt
4 Tablespoons Cocoa -- (heaping)
2 sticks Butter
1 cup Boiling Water
½ cups Buttermilk
2 whole Beaten Eggs
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Vanilla
FOR FROSTING:
½ cups Finely Chopped Pecans
1 ¾ stick Butter
4 Tablespoons Cocoa -- (heaping)
6 Tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 pound Powdered Sugar -- (minus 1/2 Cup)

Preparation Instructions
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.
Cut into squares, eat, and totally wig out over the fact that you've just made the best

choc
Source: The Pioneer Woman,Ree Drummond
Prep Time 20 Minutes
Cook Time 20 Minutes Servings 24 Difficulty Easy

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 6030 Calories; 196g Fat (28.4% calories from fat); 39g Protein; 1072g Carbohydrate; 22g Dietary Fiber; 509mg Cholesterol; 3206mg Sodium. Exchanges: 14 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 38 Fat; 57 Other Carbohydrates.


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