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Easy Chocolate Sheet Cake

Quick and easy chocolate cake that's exploding with chocolate flavor. Topped with a smooth and rich chocolate buttercream and your favorite sprinkles.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword buttercream, chocolate, chocolate sheet cake, chocolately
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
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Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 12 servings

Equipment

  • Two Bowls

Ingredients

Chocolate Sheet Cake

  • 1 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 3/4 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil or Coconut Oil
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 cup Hot Coffee

Chocolate Buttercream

  • 1 cup Butter Softened
  • 3-4 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 3-4 tablespoon Milk

Instructions

Easy Chocolate Sheet Cake

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 square pan. Set aside.
    2. Grab two bowls. In one bowl measure out your dry ingredients. In another bowl, add your wet ingredients besides the hot coffee.
    3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients then mix until just combined. Next, add in the hot coffee. Mix until well combined.
    4. Pour into the greased 9x13 in pan. Bake for 27-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Chocolate Buttercream

  • 1. Put your softened butter into a mixing bowl. Add in the powdered sugar slowly.
    2. Add in vanilla and small amounts of milk at a time.
    3. Add in cocoa powder and salt. Mix until well combined.
    4. If the buttercream is too dry, add in a teaspoon of milk at a time to get it to the right consistency.
    5. Mix for about 5-7 minutes until smooth.