This chocolate cookie sheet cake is known by many names. (Texas chocolate cake comes to mind.) It has a texture similar to that of a brownie, and the buttermilk enhances the taste of the chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 c flour
- 2 c sugar
- 1/2 c butter
- 1 c water
- 1/2 c oil
- 4 T cocoa
- 1/2 c buttermilk * If you don’t have buttermilk, just use regular milk mixed with a teaspoon of white vinegar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
Icing:
- 1/2 c butter
- 4 T cocoa
- 1/3 c buttermilk (6 T)
- 2 c icing sugar
Instructions
Cake:
- Mix flour and sugar.
- Melt butter, water, oil and cocoa in separate microsafe bowl (or pot) and bring to a rapid boil. Stir twice during heating.
- Pour over flour and sugar mixture and stir till smooth.
- Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Stir well.
- Pour onto a greased large cookiesheet.
- Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.
Icing:
- Bring butter, cocoa, buttermilk to a boil. Remove from heat. Add icing sugar slowly, blending carefully.
- Add vanilla.
- Pour over cake while icing is still hot.