Fudgy Sheet Cake

Name: Fudgy Sheet Cake
Ingredients: Cake:; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 cup boiling water; 2 cups sifted cake flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 1/3 cup vegetable shortening; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; 1 cup low-fat buttermilk; Cooking spray; Icing:; 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar; 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa; 2 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk; 1 teaspoon butter, softened; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

18 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

Cake:
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
Cooking spray
Icing:
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
1 teaspoon butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

To prepare cake, combine 1/2 cup cocoa and water in a small bowl; cool. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Place granulated sugar, shortening, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in cocoa mixture. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating well after each addition.
3

Pour batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° 30 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack.
4

To prepare icing, combine the powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons cocoa in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add milk, butter, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; stir with a whisk until smooth. Spread icing over cake.