Sheet Cake That Tastes Like Brownies !!
How to Make this Easy Delish Sheet Cake That Tastes Like Brownies Recipe Enjoy it and don’t forget to share it! Sharing is Caring!!
I have made this cake for 39 years. Ever since I have been married… lol. This is so good. I have not had one person that did not like this. If you do not have buttermilk, just use a half cup of milk with one tablespoon of vinegar. Mix and let it sit while you gather ingredients. It will thicken… I use it all the time IF I do NOT have buttermilk.
Ingredients
CAKE
2 c all-purpose flour
2 c granulated sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 c Crisco (can substitute with 1 stick of butter)
1 c water
4 Tbsp cocoa, unsweetened
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 c buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
FROSTING
1 stick butter
4 or 3 Tbsp cocoa, unsweetened
6 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 c confectioners’ sugar
1 c chopped pecans or walnuts
Directions
1. Preheat an oven to 400°F. Grease a 11×15 sheet cake pan (be sure it has raised edges).
2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour and granulated sugar.
3. In a saucepan, combine the butter, Crisco, water, and cocoa powder. Stir while bringing to a boil.
4. Pour over the flour mixture.
5. Mix together.
6. In another bowl, stir together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla.
7. Add to the flour/cocoa mixture and mix together.
Sheet Cake That Tastes Like Brownies 8. Transfer the batter to the prepared sheet cake pan.
9. Bake for 20-30 minutes.
10. Five minutes before the cake is done, make the frosting: In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa powder, and milk.
11. Heat and then add the confectioners’ sugar, nuts, and vanilla.
12. Pour the frosting over the cake.
13. Allow to cool.
