Chocolate Sheet Cake

Name: Chocolate Sheet Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 2 cups flour; 1/3 cup cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 lb butter; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; CHOCOLATE ICING; 1/4 lb butter; 1/4 cup cocoa; 6 teaspoons milk; 4 cups powdered sugar; 1 cup chopped nuts

16 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 lb butter
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
CHOCOLATE ICING
1/4 lb butter
1/4 cup cocoa
6 teaspoons milk
4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

1

--------ICING-----------.
2

COMBINE BUTTER, COCOA, AND MILK.
3

HEAT TO BOILING.
4

POUR OVER SUGAR AND NUTS.
5

SPREAD ON HOT CAKE (I LIKE TO POKE HOLES IN CAKE WITH FORK TO LET THE ICING OOZE INTO THE CAKE).
6

--------CAKE-------------.
7

Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.
8

Mix well.
9

Heat butter and water to boiling.
10

Pour over dry ingredients, mix well.
11

Beat in buttermilk, eggs, vanilla.
12

Pour THIN batter into greased and floured sheet pan.
13

BAKE AT 400F degrees FOR 20 MINUTES.
14

REMOVE CAKE FROM OVEN AND POUR ON THE FROSTING.