Chocolate Sheet Cake

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5.0

18 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    42 mins

  • Servings

    16

  • Calories

    260 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Chocolate Sheet Cake

The best Chocolate Sheet Cake with creamy peanut butter frosting, you'll ever have. Our recipe is so simple and results in a rich, chocolatey, perfectly moist cake. We can't resist a classic combo, so we topped our cake with a super creamy and fluffy peanut butter frosting! The perfect special occasion (or really any occasion, to be honest) sheet cake!

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Ingredients

Servings

chocolate cake

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 2/3 cups buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup hot coffee
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste

creamy peanut butter frosring

  • 1 recipe creamy peanut butter frosting

garnish

  • 3 tablespoons dark chocolate shavings for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line a 9”x 13” baking pan with parchment paper, with a 2 inch overhang on each long side of the pan, and set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a large measuring cup or another mixing bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, coffee (or water), oil, and extract (or paste) and whisk together.
  4. Pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture and whisk together until you have a smooth batter.
  5. Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 28 to 32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean (or with just a couple crumbs) when inserted into the center of cake.
  6. Allow cake to cool completely (either in the pan or on a cooling rack) before turning it over onto a large platter or cutting board.
  7. Peel away the parchment and evenly spread frosting over cooled cake.
  8. Finish cake with a sprinkle of chocolate shavings. Slice and serve.
Equipments used:

Notes

  • **Makes 1 (9”x13”) sheet cake**
  • **Nutritional information only reflects the chocolate sheet cake (without the frosting)**
  • Substitutions for Buttermilk
  • I love using buttermilk for this recipe, but don't always have it on hand. Whenever that's the case I do one of two things:
  • Tips and Tricks for Success
  • If you don't have buttermilk use buttermilk powder and water or whole milk with some lemon juice (or vinegar), using the measurements from above.
  • Use buttermilk powder! Each brand is a little different, but for this recipe I generally use 3 tbsp + 1 tsp of buttermilk powder mixed with 1 2/3 cups water.
  • Combine 1 2/3 cups whole milk with 1 tbsp + 2 tsp of lemon juice or white vinegar. Stir together. Let mixture sit for 5 minutes, stir once more and use.
  • If you don't have buttermilk use buttermilk powder and water or whole milk with some lemon juice (or vinegar), using the measurements from above.
  • If you don't want to use coffee, hot water will work just fine.
  • Properly measure out your flour (so you're not adding too much!). Scoop spoonfuls of flour into the measuring cup, then use a knife to level it out.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 260kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 40g (13%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 34mg (11%) Sodium 208mg (9%) Potassium 146mg (4%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 27g (54%) Vitamin A 87IU (2%) Calcium 58mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 260 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 260kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 40g 13%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 34mg 11%
Sodium 208mg 9%
Potassium 146mg 3%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 27g 54%
Vitamin A 87IU 2%
Calcium 58mg 6%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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