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cookie sheet cake

Recipe by
Barbara Henderson
McCrory, AR

My cousin's grandmother was famous for this yummy desert...so very glad she passed the recipe down to us.

yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For cookie sheet cake

  • 2 c
    self rising flour
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    cocoa
  • 2 stick
    butter
  • `1 c
    boiling water
  • 1/2 c
    buttermilk
  • 2
    beaten eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1/2 c
    chopped pecans
  • 7 oz
    butter
  • 4 Tbsp
    cocoa
  • 6 Tbsp
    milk
  • 1 lb
    confectioner's sugar

How To Make cookie sheet cake

  • 1
    Note: I use an 18x13 sheet cake pan. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.
  • 2
    In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together. Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.
  • 3
    In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.
  • 4
    While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.

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