Cherry Cola Sheet Cake Patricia Heaton Recipes

CHERRY COLA SHEET CAKE | PATRICIA HEATON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F
• Line a 9-by-13-inch baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper that is long enough to hang over the longer sides
• Make the cake: In a large bowl, whisk the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt
• Add the cola, oil, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla, and whisk until just combined, with no visible traces of flour
• Pour into the prepared pan
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
• Halfway through baking, prepare the icing: In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, simmer the cola until it's reduced to ½ cup, 12 to 15 minutes
• Whisk in the butter, a few pieces at a time, until it's completely dissolved
• Combine the cocoa and confectioners' sugar, and whisk them in, 1 cup at a time, until the icing is smooth
• As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, spread the icing over it
• Set the cake on a wire rack and let it cool completely before serving
• Wrapped in parchment paper, the cake will stay fresh for up to 3 days

CHERRY SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar and add eggs.
• Add vanilla.
• Mix together flour and baking powder, add to creamed mixture and combine.
• Grease a 15 x 10 jelly roll pan and spread 3/4 of batter in the pan.
• Spread cherry pie filling on top of batter.
• Spoon the remaining batter over the filling in large dots.
• Swirl together slightly.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until browned.
• Cool cake completely on a wire rack.
• Cut into squares to serve.