chocolate sheet cake

Name: Chocolate Sheet Cake
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 2 cup(s) sifted all-purpose flour; 2 stick(s) butter or margarine; 4 tablespoon(s) cocoa, unsweetened; 1 cup(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk; 2 - eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; ## ICING; 1 stick(s) butter or margarine; 4 tablespoon(s) cocoa; 6 tablespoon(s) buttermilk; Dash - salt; 1 box(es) sifted confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 cup(s) chopped pecans

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Sandy Young

Cerrillos, NM

Updated on Nov 17, 2012

If you were to look at this recipe in the First Baptist Church of Pascagoula Cookbook, you'd see it called Chocolate Sheath Cake. Just like a dress, I guess. It's so good (and easy) and has fed many a hungry child and adult! Photo: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/the_best_chocol/

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Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 sticks butter or margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 - eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
ICING
1 stick butter or margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons buttermilk
Dash - salt
1 box sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans

How To Make chocolate sheet cake

Step 1

Sift together sugar and flour.

Step 2

Mix in saucepan the butter, cocoa, and water. Bring to boil; pour over sugar and flour and mix well.
Step 3

Add remaining ingredients. Mix well and pour in a well-greased 11"x16'" pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Step 4

Icing: Mix the following and bring to a boil: butter, cocoa, buttermilk, and salt.
Step 5

Remove from heat and add 1 box of sifted confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoonful vanilla, and 1 cup chopped pecans. Beat until smooth.
Step 6

Poke holes with toothpick in hot cake. Pour hot icing over hot cake. Cool and cut into squares. Delicious by itself or with ice cream!
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