Chocolate-Caramel Sheet Cake

Name: Chocolate-Caramel Sheet Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1 cup water; 1/4 cup cocoa; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans, toasted

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup water
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

1

Cook first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts and mixture is smooth; remove from heat.
2

Beat buttermilk and next 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; add cocoa mixture, beating until blended.
3

Combine sugar, flour, and salt; gradually add to buttermilk mixture, beating just until blended. (Batter will be thin.) Pour batter into a greased and floured 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
4

Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake completely in pan on a wire rack.
5

Pour warm Quick Caramel Frosting over cake, spreading evenly to edges of pan. Sprinkle evenly with pecans.