Chocolate Sheet Cake

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Simple, delicious and moist cake with creamy frosting. This is for chocolate lovers out there. It’s a great every-day cake that is quick to make and so chocolatey. I love sheet cakes – they’re a nice tradition, tasty, easy to make and there is always enough for everyone!
Prep time: 20 mins – Cook time: 30 mins – Total time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 ½ cups cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups buttermilk
  • 1 ½ cups hot water
  • ½ cup oil

Equipment:

Measuring cups and spoons
Large bowl
Electric handheld whisk
9*13 inch or 23 * 33 cm baking pan, lined with parchment paper or buttered and floured
Spatula or knife

See recipe for chocolate buttercream frosting HERE.

How to…..

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit/176 degrees Celsius.

Mix all the dry ingredients. Then add the wet ingredients and mix with a handheld electric whisk. Pour into a 9 * 13 inch / 23 * 33 cm baking pan. Bake for 30 mins. Let the cake cool completely.

Now make the frosting.

Once the cake is cool, spread the chocolate buttercream frosting all over it using a spatula (or knife if you don’t have a spatula). You can sprinkle any decorations on top.