Old Fashion Sheet Cake
"This cake is very rich and not for fat conscience people. It's wonderful to serve with your favorite home made ice cream. I make this only as a once in awhile special dessert. I copied this recipe from a newspaper a very long time ago and found it in the newspaper again just the other day! Guess time has only made this cake better. You want to make sure you don't over bake as the cake is intended to be very moist and fudgy."
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
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1 13x9 inch cake
ingredients
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
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Frosting
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chopped pecans (or more)
directions
- Preheat oven 350 degrees.
- Prepare 13x9" cake pan by coating with a thin film of butter and dusting with cocoa powder.
- sift flour and sugar together in large bowl.
- Melt butter with 1 cup of boiling water and cocoa, just until butter is melted Pour over flour/sugar mixture and add beaten eggs, baking soda, buttermilk and salt.
- Stir until well mixed. Use mixer to beat eggs only,,,mix in and mix cake well by hand
- Pour into cake pan, spreading evenly and bake for 22 to 25min.
- Frosting make frosting while cake bakes.
- Melt butter over medium-low heat Add cocoa and milk, stirring constantly.
- Pour over powdered sugar and mix well.
- Add vanilla and stir until smooth Add nuts and pour over warm cake.
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Reviews
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Heavy and "fudge-y" much like a brownie. Deliciously chocolaty. Easy to make frosting, but susceptible to melting into and off the cake if left out of the fridge. If you are expecting a cake texture this recipe will disappoint; if you want a brownie this will please you. -
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!! My daughter calls this "Fudgy cake" and everyone else just asks for more! Rich and tons of chocolate flavor. Old fashioned goodness! This is a keeper! -
This is similar to what we have been calling a Texas Cake for years. It is super rich, chocolate and my kids favorite. -
Oh it is sooooo good! Very moist, chocolaty. Thank you! -
This is like my mom's Sigma Kai sheet cake recipe. I love this cake!!! Have been eating this since I can remember. Very moist , very rich ... have a tall glass of ice cold milk with you as you eat it!! *LOL*
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Oh, Kitty, this is the neatest cake! Turned out nice and moist, and soooo chocolatey! Fudgie, even! Followed your directions, and used soured milk in place of the buttermilk. Worked great! This one goes to the top of my favorites list! Thanks for a lovely recipe. Made in your honor cause you're a sick girl ... Get all better, Hon. We miss you. Laudee
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peppermintkitty
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I am retired and live in Oklahoma. We use to raise scottish terriers, but now just enjoy having 3..one of which is a rare wheatland scotty. We have 2 grown daughters and my oldest has my grandson & granddaughter. Katy is almost 13 now, and I love and cherish the time she spends with me. My youngest dd is FINALLY having a baby,,a little girl due on April 1 '05. We are very excited! Hubby and I love taking out our pontoon boat every chance we get...we love to fish, but I'm happy just to be out on the water :) I love all kinds of cookbooks, especially southwest and cooking for two meals. Of course Zaar is the best recipe site on the net! I've started copying zaar recipes for my granddaughter and she says she'll never be able to make them all :) My hobbies include my dogs,,grandkids, painting art hobbies, and most crafting...love garage sales too!! I really love working outside in my gardens, but health and "old bones" keep me from it more than it used to. My hubby and I love to travel and also fish. I have used this site for awhile now and I'm embarrassed I haven't shared more of mine. Guess I've been busy making yours! When I have a question, the members here are so friendly, helpful and very quick to answer back! Of course, you've figured by now I love to talk!! I have to say my love for cooking comes from my mom. She is one of those cooks that just gets into the kitchen and starts cooking with no recipes and everything she makes is wonderful! She's about the best "all around cook" I know! I'd like to think I "inherited" some of her cooking intuition :) But getting close to 80 (sorry mom, but you sure don't look it) she cooks circles around me!
