Chocolate Short Cake
From rosej 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 16
This is a chocolate sheet cake that has become a family favorite! The recipe has been passed around for all my many years.
Ingredients
- Cake: shopping list
- 2 sticks butter shopping list
- 2 cups sugar shopping list
- 2 cups flour shopping list
- 4 tablespoons cocoa shopping list
- 1 cup water shopping list
- 1/2 cup buttermilk shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- Frosting: shopping list
- 1 stick butter shopping list
- 4 tablespoons cocoa shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- 6 tablespoons buttermilk shopping list
- pinch of salt shopping list
- 1 16 ounce box powdered sugar (4 cups) shopping list
- 1/2 cup nuts (optional) shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Cake:
- Mix dry ingredients together.
- Melt butter, and mix with add water, cocoa and buttermilk.
- Add to dry mix.
- Beat eggs and vanilla and add to mix.
- Bake for about 20 minutes at about 375 degrees.
- Frosting:
- Melt all ingredients together. Ice the cake while slightly warm.
People Who Like This Dish 4
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This is a very good cake ya'll. Great post Rosej.
henrie
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I agree with Henrie. This is a delicious cake, and especially with the addition of the 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Some recipes do not call for the cinnamon. Great post. :)
rosemaryblue
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We used to make this cake a lot - and it is delicious. Great post, Rose! =)
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