Best Light Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipes

LIGHT CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray a 10-by-15-inch jellyroll pan with nonstick spray, set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon (optional).
• In a small saucepan, place the 3/4 cup water, 1/4 cup cocoa and 6 tablespoons of the butter.
• Over medium heat, bring to a boil, stirring often.
• Pour the boiling cocoa mixture over the flour mixture and stir to combine.
• Add the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla.
• Blend well.
• Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing: Combine the cocoa, butter and nonfat milk in a small saucepan.
• When the cake is done, bring the ingredients to a boil, and then add the powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts.
• Blend well.
• Spread on the hot cake.

CHOCOLATE SPRINKLE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush a 9-by-13-inch or 8-by-12-inch baking pan with butter. Line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on long sides. Butter parchment.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Combine eggs and granulated sugar in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until thick and pale, about 4 minutes. Add flour mixture; beat just to combine. Add butter and vanilla; beat to combine. Add sour cream; beat until smooth.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan, smoothing top with a spatula. Bake until top springs back when lightly touched and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes (for 9-by-13-inch) or about 40 minutes (for 8-by-12).
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Using parchment overhangs, lift out of pan and let cool completely on rack. (Cake can be made to this point and stored at room temperature, wrapped in plastic, up to 1 day.)
• Frosting: Beat together butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa, and milk on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Spread over top of cake. Decorate with sprinkles. Frosted cake is best the day it's assembled, but can be refrigerated, wrapped in plastic, up to 1 day. Return to room temperature before serving.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch cake pan.
• Combine butter, water, and cocoa powder for cake in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until butter has melted and mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl.
• Add melted butter mixture to the flour mixture, then add buttermilk-egg mixture and beat until thoroughly combined. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract for the frosting in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until butter melts, then stir in powdered sugar. Spread frosting over the warm cake.