sheet cake that tastes like brownies

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

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Brenda-Lee Barajas

watertown, NY

Updated on Jun 27, 2018

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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Blue Ribbon Recipe

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.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield

Ingredients

CAKE
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 cup Crisco (can substitute with 1 stick of butter)
1 cup water
4 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
2 - beaten eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
FROSTING
1 stick butter
4 or 3 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

How To Make sheet cake that tastes like brownies

Test Kitchen Tips

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.

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 400°F. Grease a 11x15 sheet cake pan (be sure it has raised edges).

Step 2

In a large bowl, stir together the flour and granulated sugar.
Step 3

In a saucepan, combine the butter, Crisco, water, and cocoa powder. Stir while bringing to a boil.
Step 4

Pour over the flour mixture.
Step 5

Mix together.
Step 6

In another bowl, stir together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla.
Step 7

Add to the flour/cocoa mixture and mix together.
Step 8

Transfer the batter to the prepared sheet cake pan.
Step 9

Bake for 20-30 minutes.
Step 10

Five minutes before the cake is done, make the frosting: In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa powder, and milk.
Step 11

Heat and then add the confectioners’ sugar, nuts, and vanilla.
Step 12

Pour the frosting over the cake.
Step 13

Allow to cool.
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