Fudgy Sheet Cake
Ingredients
- Cake: ⓘ
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa ⓘ
- 1/2 cup boiling water ⓘ
- 2 cups sifted cake flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar ⓘ
- 1/3 cup vegetable shortening ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ⓘ
- 2 large eggs ⓘ
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk ⓘ
- Cooking spray ⓘ
- Icing: ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- To prepare cake, combine 1/2 cup cocoa and water in a small bowl; cool. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Place granulated sugar, shortening, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in cocoa mixture. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating well after each addition.
- Pour batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° 30 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack.
- To prepare icing, combine the powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons cocoa in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add milk, butter, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; stir with a whisk until smooth. Spread icing over cake.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1353
kcal
68% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).