I am super excited for this post today. September marks the 1 year anniversary for the #chocolateparty. To help celebrate, Roxana has lots of great stuff up for grabs. Like seriously, you need to read the bottom of this post and enter the giveaways. Kind of wish I wasn’t participating this month, so I could enter.

To celebrate the first anniversary Roxana as that some of share our families favorite chocolate recipes. She made them all too, and has been sharing them all month long. There have been some amazing chocolate desserts that are now on my list of must tries! Like this Nutella Gooey Butter Cake, holy cow does it look good.

For the party I made my families Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe. We have been making this since I was a little girl. It was a staple at many birthday parties and often times just a treat on the weekend. This was my first time actually making the cake. Usually my mom makes it, and I just get to eat it! This time, I turned the tables and made it for my family when they were here visiting. I have to say, it tasted just like my moms.

Yield: 24

Chocolate Sheet Cake

Name: Chocolate Sheet Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup butter; 2 eggs; 1/4 cup butter, , softened; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 cup sour milk; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 cup butter, , softened; 1/3 cup sour milk; 2 2/3 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 cup cocoa; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 cup nuts, (optional)

Traditional rich chocolate sheet cake.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

Cake

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1/4 cup butter, , softened
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sour milk
1 1/2 tsp baking soda

Frosting

1/2 cup butter, , softened
1/3 cup sour milk
2 2/3 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup nuts, (optional)

Instructions

To make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 15x11 in jelly roll pan.
Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside
Bring water and 1/2 cup butter to a boil. Add to flour mixture. Add eggs, 1/4 cup butter, vanilla, sour milk, and baking soda.
Pour into prepared pan, and bake for 20-25 minutes until a tester comes out clean.
To make the Frosting: Mix everything together, except the nuts. Beat until desired consistency. Fold in the nuts, if using.

Notes

To make sour milk; fill 1/3 measuring cup (or 1/2 cup for the cake portion) with milk about 1/4 inch from the top. Add white vinegar to fill to 1/3 cup (or 1/2 cup).

Nutrition Information

Yield

Serving Size

24 Servings
Amount Per ServingCalories 290Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 42mgSodium 230mgCarbohydrates 40gFiber 1gSugar 29gProtein 4g

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Comments

Emily @ Life on Food says
September 29, 2013 at 1:48 pm
I had so much fun seeing all of the chocolate recipes. I am sad to see it end.
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
September 29, 2013 at 4:39 pm
This cake looks like chocolate heaven!
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says
October 2, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Hi Erin,
Thank you for sharing your recipe with me. Few weeks ago was the first time I made a sheet cake and although I actually made yours in a 13X9 pan next time I will use a sheet pan so it turns out just like yours.
Thank so much for being so supportive since the first #chocolateparty last year and I hope you’ll join us for many parties from now on
Mallory @ Because I Like Chocolate says
October 28, 2013 at 7:26 pm
You had me at chocolate.
joy says
May 31, 2015 at 5:34 pm
The recipe for the sour milk doesn’t make sense to me. Both recipes call for 1/2 cup yet the recipe at the bottom indicates 1/3 cup. Clearly I am missing something. I guess all of you can “duh” me when explaining. 🙂
- Erin S says
  June 1, 2015 at 7:42 am
  Joy – The cake portion calls for 1/2 cup and the frosting portion calls for 1/3 cup. The notes should help explain how to make the sour milk.
  - joy says
    June 1, 2015 at 11:23 am
    got it, thank you!

Chocolate Sheet Cake

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