Sheet Cake That Tastes Like Brownies

Name: Sheet Cake That Tastes Like Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: CAKE; 2 c all-purpose flour; 2 c granulated sugar; 1 stick butter; 1/2 c Crisco (can substitute with 1 stick of butter); 1 c water; 4 Tbsp cocoa, unsweetened; 2 beaten eggs; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 c buttermilk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; FROSTING; 1 stick butter; 4 or 3 Tbsp cocoa, unsweetened; 6 Tbsp milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 4 c confectioners’ sugar; 1 c chopped pecans or walnuts

By Brenda-Lee Barajas
@Moxie50

I have made this cake for 39 years. Ever since I have been married... lol. This is so good. I have not had one person that did not like this. If you do not have buttermilk, just use a half cup of milk with one tablespoon of vinegar. Mix and let it sit while you gather ingredients. It will thicken... I use it all the time IF I do NOT have buttermilk.

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This old-fashioned cake sends you straight to chocolate heaven. It's seriously one of the best chocolate cakes we've made. The cake is tender and melts in your mouth. The fudge-like frosting is full of pecans. Adding the frosting while the cake warms means the frosting soaks into the top layer of the cake.

Note: We did bake this in a sheet cake pan. If you don't have one, use a 9x13 pan. You'll just need to adjust the baking time. Our cake baked in 20 minutes. The Test Kitchen

Rating:

★★★★★ 6 votes5

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Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

CAKE
2 c

all-purpose flour
2 c

granulated sugar
1 stick

butter
1/2 c

Crisco (can substitute with 1 stick of butter)
1 c

water
4 Tbsp

cocoa, unsweetened
2

beaten eggs
1 tsp

baking soda
1/2 c

buttermilk
1 tsp

vanilla extract
FROSTING
1 stick

butter
4 or 3 Tbsp

cocoa, unsweetened
6 Tbsp

milk
1 tsp

vanilla extract
4 c

confectioners’ sugar
1 c

chopped pecans or walnuts
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How to Make Sheet Cake That Tastes Like Brownies

Step-by-Step

Preheat an oven to 400°F. Grease a 11x15 sheet cake pan (be sure it has raised edges).
In a large bowl, stir together the flour and granulated sugar.
In a saucepan, combine the butter, Crisco, water, and cocoa powder. Stir while bringing to a boil.
Pour over the flour mixture.
Mix together.
In another bowl, stir together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla.
Add to the flour/cocoa mixture and mix together.
Transfer the batter to the prepared sheet cake pan.
Bake for 20-30 minutes.
Five minutes before the cake is done, make the frosting: In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa powder, and milk.
Heat and then add the confectioners’ sugar, nuts, and vanilla.
Pour the frosting over the cake.
Allow to cool.