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Celina Swartz

Chocolate Sheet Cake

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Cake
  • 1 1/2 cups All purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cups Vegetable oil
Chocolate Frosting
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter, softened
  • 4-6 tbsp Milk
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • Sprinkles

Method
 

Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch pan with non stick spray.
  2. Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder into a large bowl and whisk to combine.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer add the oil, sugar, vanilla and eggs and beat together. Then beat in the milk.
  4. Carefully beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients about 1 cup at a time.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 30 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before you add the frosting.
For the Frosting
  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the butter until well softened. 
  2. Shift together the powdered sugar and the cocoa powder then whisk to combine.
  3. Beat the cocoa powder & powdered sugar mixture into the butter about 1 cup at at time, alternating with 1 tablespoon of milk until the desired sweetness and consistency is reached. 
  4. Frost the chocolate cake and decorate with sprinkles. ENJOY!