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Alabama Sheet Cake-see Note Re Title Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Combine all dry ingredients other than cocoa in large, heat safe bowl and set aside.
  • In saucepan, melt butter and semisweet chocolate then add cocoa
  • Add boiling water and let it simmer just about 30 seconds or so.
  • Remove from heat and carefully pour into dry ingredients bowl.
  • Stir slowly to combine.
  • Let cool slightly(enough to not cook the eggs because they are coming up, next :)
  • Add sour cream, vanilla and eggs, one at a time, stirring after each.
  • Mix to combine.
  • Pour batter into buttered and floured(or cocoa'd) sheet pan
  • Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 until done(clean toothpick test, but check it early....don't overbake, it's a quick baking cake in this pan)
  • Prepare Frosting while cake is baking:
  • Again, melt butter and chocolate in pan
  • Add cocoa and stir to combine
  • Remove from heat
  • Add vanilla and nuts
  • Add most of sugar and milk then stir to combine and judge consistency, adding more of both, or either, as needed
  • Pour warm(not hot) frosting over warm(not hot) cake, spreading carefully so as not to pull the warm cake.
  • Let cool and cut into serving pieces.

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    " It was excellent "
    mommyluvs2cook ate it and said...
    Yuummy!!! So good! Added a little more in Bakerme's IMI post below :)
    2/25/16
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    " It was excellent "
    bakerme ate it and said...
    All of the Texas sheet cakes I've ever had have been light in color and light on chocolate flavor. Not this one! The addition of the semisweet chocolate in both the cake and the frosting makes the color and flavor of both so much richer! I made the cake for Keni Cooking Day 2016 and, because I made it for just the two of us, I halved the recipe and baked it in an 11 X 7 X 1.5-inch pan. That worked perfectly. The Penzeys red cayenne pepper and Extra Fancy Vietnamese cinnamon I buy are both extremely strong so I used a generous pinch of each instead of measuring them out so the spices didn't overwhelm the chocolate. In the end, we couldn't taste the cinnamon, so I will omit it next time. The cayenne added just a hint of spice and I will add it every time I make the cake. Besides, what's a Keni recipe without spice? The only problem I had with the recipe was some of the ingredient amounts. In halving everything, I used one stick of butter and 2 eggs for the cake and that was perfect to make a nice, tenderly moist cake. I was worried about the large amount of sour cream, but it worked well, too. For the frosting, half the amount of butter listed to the 2 C. of powdered sugar I used would have been way too much for the amount of frosting needed for the smaller cake. In the end, I went with 1/4 C. (half a stick) and it was perfect! Lactose-free milk worked equally well. My husband doesn't like nuts in things so I didn't add them, but the frosting is so fudgy tasting that I didn't miss them. Thank you, Keni, for leaving us another wonderful recipe that I will make again and again and think of you every time. That's the best part of making recipes from friends, the memories that come with them. Added to the I Made It group on January 29, 2016: Alabama Sheet Cake For Keni Cooking Day 2016
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    " It was excellent "
    mommyluvs2cook ate it and said...
    Oh gosh Keni, wish you were still here. I'm not sure what size pan this is calling for! I'm guessing 9x13 but I also have a bigger one that sounds like it would fit!! What to do!
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  • phoenixchick 14 years ago
    Keni - this was fantastic! Loved the chocolate with the spicy cayenne combo. Like I said before, Im calling it Sun Devil Sheet Cake! This a keeper! Thanks again!
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    " It was excellent "
    bluewaterandsand ate it and said...
    This is heavenly! I love this cake!
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  • justjakesmom 15 years ago
    Yummmm I'm ready for dessert right now! I love sheet cakes and I love chocolate, so what could be better, right?
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  • debbie919 15 years ago
    God Bless Texas! ::smiles:: Great recipe!
    Thanks, Keni!
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  • pennycandy 15 years ago
    this looks like the "cowboy cake" my mom used to make. i can't wait to try it. thank you keni.
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    " It was excellent "
    christinem ate it and said...
    Yum! This looks great, Keni!
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  • 22566 15 years ago
    Your title made me smile,ate this in Oklahoma where I grew up.

    It's a great cake and take it to several places.

    Thank-you for the chuckle today.

    Kind Regards
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