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Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake

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This Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake will be the hit of your next get together! The best chocolate cake with the best chocolate buttercream to form the best cake!! I promise you will not be disappointed!

Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake in a cake pan with swirled frosting

Ingredients Needed For Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake

Dark Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Buttercream

Kitchen Tools Used In This Recipe

How To Make Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a cake pan with cooking spray, set aside.

Separate the eggs, placing the whites in one mixing bowl and the yolks in another. Using a mixer, beat the egg whites until fluffy and stiff. Set them aside, we will come back to them later.

In the mixing bowl with the egg yolks, add vanilla, crisco, cocoa and sugar, beat until combined. Slowly pour in hot water and beat simultaneously.

Then mix in the flour, baking soda and baking powder. Now, add eggs whites, and using a spoon or spatula, gently fold into batter until no whites are visible.

Pour the batter into the greased cake pan. Bake for 35 – 40 minutes, checking with a toothpick. Every oven is different so check it sooner if you think it’s done. Let cool completely before frosting.

Ready to frost? Ok! Place the softened butter, powdered sugar, cocoa, vanilla and milk in a large mixing bowl. Beat until smooth and creamy. If you think your frosting is too soft, you can add a little more powdered sugar. Or if you think its too thick, add a little milk, maybe a teaspoon at a time.

Spread evenly on cooled cake. Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container and refrigerate.

Hope you enjoy!

Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake slice on a plate

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Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake

  • Author: The Sweet Cucina
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 24 servings 1x
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Ingredients

Scale

Cake

Chocolate Buttercream

  • 1 cup salted butter, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 cup milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a cake pan with cooking spray.
  2. Using 2 mixing bowls, separate the egg whites into one bowl and yolks into the other.
  3. Using a hand mixer, beat the egg whites until foamy and stiff, set aside.
  4. Add crisco, vanilla, sugar and cocoa to bowl with the egg yolks, beat until combined.
  5. Slowly pour in hot water while mixing, combine well.
  6. Add in flour, baking soda and baking powder, mix until combined.
  7. Add egg whites to chocolate cake mixture, using a spoon or spatula gently fold in until no whites are visible.
  8. Pour batter into greased cake pan.
  9. Bake for 35 – 40 minutes, if toothpick comes out clean it’s done.
  10. Let cool completely before frosting.
  11. Once ready to frost, add softened butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, cocoa and milk to mixing bowl.
  12. Beat until combined and creamy.
  13. Spread on cooled cake.
  14. Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight container and refrigerate.

Equipment

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins
  • Category: Cakes
  • Method: Baking

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