Chocolate Sheet Cake Icing Recipes

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients; set aside. In a small saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and water to a boil. Immediately remove from the heat. Add to dry ingredients and mix well. , In a small bowl, beat eggs. Add buttermilk and vanilla; mix well. Stir into cocoa mixture. Pour into a greased 15x10-x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., Meanwhile, in a saucepan, bring the butter, cocoa and milk to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; add sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Spread over hot cake; immediately sprinkle with nuts. Cool completely on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Stir together and set aside.
• In another bowl, mix the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla and eggs. Mix with a fork and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and add the cocoa. Whisk together to combine. Meanwhile, bring 1 cup water to a boil. When the butter is melted, pour the boiling water in the pan. Allow to bubble for a moment, then turn off the heat. Pour the chocolate mixture into the flour mixture. Stir together for a moment to cool the chocolate, then pour in the egg mixture. Stir together until smooth, then pour into an ungreased jelly roll pan (or rimmed baking sheet) and bake for 20 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing: Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the cocoa powder and stir until smooth. Add the milk, vanilla and powdered sugar. Stir together. Dump in the pecans and stir until well combined.
• Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, pour the warm icing over the top. You'll want to avoid doing much spreading, so try to distribute it evenly as you pour.

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
• In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup margarine, shortening, 1/4 cup cocoa and water. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Pour the liquid mixture over the flour, sugar mixture; stir well. Blend in eggs and buttermilk.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cake cool 10 minutes, then frost while still warm.
• To make the Frosting: In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup margarine, milk and 1/4 cup cocoa. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Mix in confectioners' sugar. Pour over warm cake

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE & ICING

Steps:

• For cake, sift together flour and sugar; set aside.
• In saucepan, mix oleo, cocoa and water; bring to a boil.
• Pour over flour and sugar mixture; blend.
• Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon and vanilla; blend well.
• Bake 20 minutes at 400° in a large jelly roll pan or sheet cake pan.
• Frost while hot!
• For icing, 5 minutes before cake is done, mix oleo, cocoa and milk; bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and add powdered sugar; stir until blended.
• If needed, gradually add more milk a few drops at a time as needed for consistency.
• Add vanilla and nuts.
• Beat well and spread on hot cake.

EASY CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a jelly roll pan with butter and sprinkle with flour.
• Mix sugar, flour, and baking soda in a large bowl and set aside.
• Combine butter, water, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a rapid boil, stirring to make sure it doesn't burn. Pour over the flour mixture and stir to combine. Mix in buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla extract until batter is well combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.
• Melt butter, buttermilk, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a rapid boil, stirring to make sure it doesn't burn. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Add nuts and stir until frosting starts to lose its gloss.
• Spread frosting on the cake while it is still warm.

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and baking soda.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and add the cocoa; whisk to combine. Add the boiling water to the pan, mix and heat until bubbling, then turn off the heat. Pour the hot chocolate mixture into the flour mixture and stir to combine. Pour in the egg mixture and stir together until smooth. Pour into an ungreased, nonstick 12x18-inch rimmed pan (jelly roll pan), and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the cake is set and no longer gooey in the middle.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing. Melt the butter in a medium-large saucepan over medium heat. Add the cocoa powder and stir until smooth. Pull the pan off the heat. Add the milk and vanilla, then stir in the powdered sugar. Use a whisk and stir vigorously to get all of the lumps out. Pour the warm icing over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Try and pour it over the cake evenly and spread it out quickly to cover the top, then don't mess with it. If you want sprinkles or nuts on top, sprinkle those on immediately. Let the cake sit at room temperature until ready to serve.

TEXAS SHEET CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE BUTTERMILK FROSTING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 10 x 15-inch rimmed baking sheet ( jelly roll pan ); set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cocoa powder, and water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat chocolate mixture into dry mixture until thoroughly blended. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, and buttermilk. Blend well and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Sift confectioners' sugar and add to cocoa and buttermilk mixture along with vanilla. Beat until smooth, adding more buttermilk or confectioners' sugar, as needed.
• If desired, stir coarsely chopped pecans into warm frosting.
• Pour warm chocolate frosting over warm cake, spreading evenly. Top frosted cake with chopped pecans, if desired.
• Place cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly before cutting.