Description
A simple, moist chocolate cake baked in a sheet pan, topped with a warm, fudgy chocolate glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup strong brewed hot coffee
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15×10 inch jelly roll pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Carefully pour the hot coffee into the batter and mix until smooth. The batter will be thin.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- While the cake bakes, prepare the glaze. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Remove the butter from the heat. Whisk in the cocoa powder.
- Stir in the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until the glaze is smooth. If using pecans, stir them in now.
- As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pour the warm glaze evenly over the hot cake.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
- For a richer chocolate flavor, use strong, freshly brewed coffee.
- You can frost the cake while it is still warm, which allows the glaze to soak in slightly.
- If you skip the pecans, the cake is naturally gluten-free, but check your flour source.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: Texas Sheet Cake, chocolate cake, sheet cake, easy chocolate frosting, buttermilk cake