TEXAS SHEET CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Texas Sheet Cake with Chocolate Ganache image

Want to make a splash as big as Texas? Serve up this scrumptious chocolate-buttermilk sheet cake, frosted with an equally scrumptious chocolate ganache.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 20 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. water
3/4 cup butter
2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate, divided
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

Steps:

Heat oven to 400ºF.
Mix flour, sugar and salt in large bowl; set aside. Microwave water, butter and 2 oz. chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir. Microwave an additional 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Add to flour mixture; mix well. Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla; whisk 1 min. or until blended.
Pour into 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake 18 to 20 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Meanwhile, microwave remaining chocolate and COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute.
Spread chocolate ganache onto warm cake; cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 170 mg, Carbohydrate 36 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 22 g, Protein 4 g