Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®

chocolate cake baked on a cookie sheet

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Julianne Frazier
Columbia, MD

This was my brothers FAVORITE cake and he got it from my mom EVERY birthday of his life till he was 18, then only on special occasions. I loved the icing..I used to peel it off and leave the cake...now I eat the cake and leave the icing...LOL..ENJOY!!!!

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 35 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate cake baked on a cookie sheet

  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 1/2 c
    shortening
  • 1 stick
    butter
  • 1 c
    water
  • 4 Tbsp
    cocoa powder
  • 1/2 c
    buttermilk
  • 2
    egg beaten
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract ( real)
  • ICING
  • 1 stick
    butter
  • 4 Tbsp
    cocoa powder
  • 6 Tbsp
    milk
  • 1
    "box" powdered sugar, 1 use 2 cups adjust to your liking
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    chopped nuts,( whatever you like) i don't use these

How To Make chocolate cake baked on a cookie sheet

  • 1
    Sift together the sugar and flour. In a saucepan, bring to a boil the shortening, butter, water, and cocoa powder.
  • 2
    Pour over flour mixture while still hot. Add the buttermilk, beaten eggs, soda and vanilla.
  • 3
    Bake in a large cookie sheet with sides or 2 8x8 inch cake pans (its really better baked on a cookie sheet) Bake at 375" 15 to 20 minutes. While cake is baking make icing.
  • 4
    Icing Bring to a boil the butter, coca and milk, add the powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts if your using. Spread over the cake while BOTH are hot....
  • 5
    Cut yourself 4 pieces and hide in back of fridge...LOL
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT