Mocha Sheet Cake With Pecans Recipes

MOCHA SHEET CAKE WITH PECANS

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 350°. Generously grease a 15 x 10" baking pan; set aside.
• 2. Dissolve espresso powder in the boiling water. In medium pan, mix brewed espresso, butter and unsweetened cocoa powder. Bring to boiling over medium high heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, let cool for 10 minutes.
• 3. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and flour. Add the warm cocoa mixture; stir to blend well. Add eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt; mix well. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
• 4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Immediately Frost hot cake with warm mocha frosting. Sprinkle with pecans. Cool to room temperature before cutting. Makes 24 servings.
• 5. Mocha frosting: in a medium pan heat 1/3 cup butter, 1/2 cup buttermilk or milk, 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, and 1 teaspoon instant espresso coffee powder over medium low heat until butter melts, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. With electric mixer on medium speed beat in 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

MOCHA PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Coat nuts & the chocolate chips with 1 tablespoons cake mix & set aside. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, oil, coffee & 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat at medium speed for 3 minutes Fold in chocolate chips & nuts. Turn into greased & floured tube pan & bake at 350 degrees F, 1 hr or until done. Cool for 15 mins & turn onto rack. Cool completely before glazing. (Cake freezes well without frosting).
• Heat the tub of frosting up 20 seconds at a time until melted slightly and drizzle on the cake, sprinkle left over pecans on top.
• Enjoy!

OLD SOUTHERN CHOCOLATE PECAN SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch pan.
• Mix 2 cups white sugar, flour, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Combine water, vegetable shortening, margarine, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Pour liquid into flour mixture and stir well. Return saucepan to stove and set it aside.
• Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk in a large liquid measuring cup and stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Pour egg mixture into cake batter and mix until fully combined. Transfer batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake the cake in preheated oven until cake springs back when touched lightly with a finger or a tester comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• While cake is baking, prepare icing using reserved saucepan. Combine confectioners' sugar, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, butter, milk, vanilla, and pecans in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until hot but not boiling. Pour icing over hot cake immediately after it comes out of the oven. Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack.

MOCHA SHEET CAKE WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease 15 1/2x10 1/2x1-inch jelly roll pan. Stir 1/2 cup butter, coffee, 1/2 cup cocoa and vegetable oil in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until smooth. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl until blended. Whisk in cocoa mixture. Whisk buttermilk, eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl until blended. Add to flour mixture and blended well. Spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer cake to rack.
• Meanwhile, stir milk and remaining 1/2 cup butter and 1/4 cup cocoa in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until smooth. Bring mixture to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.Add powdered sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla and whisk until smooth.
• Spread frosting over warm cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Cool cake completely and serve.