Traditional Chocolate Sheet Cake

Submitted by Air Force Mama

"Sometimes simple is the best."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Cake

• 236.59 ml butter, room temperature
• 236.59 ml water
• 78.78 ml cocoa powder
• 473.18 ml sugar
• 473.18 ml flour
• 0.25 ml salt
• 2 eggs
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 118.29 ml sour cream
• 4.92 ml vanilla extract

• Icing

• 118.29 ml butter, room temperature
• 78.78 ml cocoa powder
• 78.78 ml milk
• 453.59 g box powdered sugar, sifted
• 4.92 ml vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 15 x 10 x 1 inch Jelly Roll pan, set aside.
3. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
4. In a saucepan combine butter, water and cocoa. Heat until butter is melted.
5. Remove from heat, add in sugar, eggs, sour cream and vanilla, blending well.
6. Carefully whisk in flour a little at a time, making sure there are no lumps.
7. Pour batter into jelly roll pan, spreading batter to all sides and corners. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

8. For the icing:

9. Combine butter, cocoa and milk in saucepan, bring to a boil.
10. Remove from heat and add in vanilla and powdered sugar.
11. Mix well.