THE BEST CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE. EVER

The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever image

Provided by Debbie Morris @lilpunkin

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 18

- for the cake
2 cup(s) flour
2 cup(s) sugar
1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
4 tablespoon(s) heaping spoons, cocoa
2 stick(s) butter
1 cup(s) boiling water
1/2 cup(s) buttermilk
2 - eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
FOR FROSTING
1/2 cup(s) finely chopped pecans
1 3/4 stick(s) butter
4 tablespoon(s) heaping spoons, cocoa
6 tablespoon(s) milk
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
1 pound(s) minus 1/2 cup, powdered sugar

Steps:

I use 18X13 pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt.
In saucepan, melt butter, Add cocoa and 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.
In measuring cup, pour buttermilk and add beaten egg, baking soda and vanilla.
Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture.
Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
While cake is baking, make the icing.
Chop pecans finely.
Melt butter in 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.
Cut into suqares, eat, and totally wig out over the fact that you've just made the best chocolate sheet cake. EVER.