Abbi’S Sheet Cake

Name: Abbi’S Sheet Cake
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE:; 2 cups Sugar; 2 cups Self-Rising Flour; 1 cup Water; 1/2 cups Margarine; 1/2 cups Vegetable Oil; 3 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder; 1/2 cups Buttermilk; 2 whole Eggs, Slightly Beaten; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; FOR THE ICING:; 1/2 cups Margarine; 3 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder; 6 Tablespoons Milk; 16 ounces, weight Confectioners Sugar; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

16 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:
2 cups Sugar
2 cups Self-Rising Flour
1 cup Water
1/2 cups Margarine
1/2 cups Vegetable Oil
3 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
1/2 cups Buttermilk
2 whole Eggs, Slightly Beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla
FOR THE ICING:
1/2 cups Margarine
3 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
6 Tablespoons Milk
16 ounces, weight Confectioners Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Directions

1

For the cake:
2

Sift the sugar and flour into a large bowl. Set aside.
3

Add water, margarine, oil and cocoa powder into a saucepan. Bring to a boil and then pour it over the dry ingredients, mixing well. Set aside.
4

In a small bowl, mix together buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Then add this into the chocolate batter and stir rapidly to combine.
5

Pour batter into a greased and floured 11x16 sheet pan. Bake at 350 F for 15 to 18 minutes.
6

Start preparing the chocolate icing (instructions below) about 5 minutes before cake is done. When cake is done, remove it from the oven and frost cake in the pan.
7

Icing:
8

Place margarine, cocoa and milk into a saucepan. Bring to a slow boil being careful not to let it scorch. Once it boils, remove it from the heat and add confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Spread over the hot cake.