I warn you-- I used four sticks of butter, 8 Tablespoons of Dutch Processed Cocoa and 1 pound of powdered sugar. This is no time to be counting calories, or fat grams.
This is the BEST chocolate sheet cake ever! I have to give most of this away, tomorrow. Otherwise, I will be looking for bigger bathing suits to wear to my water aerobics classes.
I'll tell you all about Pioneer Woman (if you don' t know her, yet) at the end of this post. I want you to stick with me, long enough to see how easy this cake is to make.
2 sticks of butter are melted with Dutch Processed Cocoa (use any kind of unsweetened); I found this stuff at Trader Joe's and I love it.
Boiling water is added to the melted butter and cocoa and then poured into the mixture of flour, sugar and salt.
A little tip-- do all the mixing in your kitchen sink. Cocoa makes a mess!
Next, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and baking powder makes their appearance.
Whisk the batter together and get read to pour:
I love that I could use one of my commercial baking sheets, and I didn't have to grease it or prepare with parchment paper! Bake this for about 20 minutes at 350F (I underbaked for 18 minutes and it was perfect).In the meantime, it's time to make frosting:
Chop pecans (you can omit these, which my son wish I had...but I love pecans and I was feeling selfish)
Measure your thighs and repeat the melted butter and cocoa process again. You can exercise in the morning....
Pour the melted butter and cocoa into powdered sugar and then add the pecans.Here's another thing that makes this cake easy-- you don't have to remove it from the pan, and you don't cool it!
You pour that frosting onto the cake and spread it!
And when nobody's looking, you lick the counter clean...
I waited exactly fifteen minutes...and I had to cut into the cake.
And I took the fastest photo shots ever.... and I dug in...and my eyes filled with tears.
OMG. I have sinned. I have met the devil on a plate.
You have to make this. If you do, I want to know if you have fallen for this recipe the way that I have.
I need chocolate detox. This will be my "secret weapon recipe" at an upcoming potluck.
Excuse me, while I go hide my bathroom scale.
Deb, this is too funny - I read about Bakerella's visit to PW and found this recipe and I made it this weekend too! I don't care for chocolate :::ducking::: but everyone says it is to die for!
ReplyDeleteWell I must say it looks divine but I will be staying away from this one..with my hubby having high cholesterol and trying to watch our fat intake I just cant do it. It does look very easy and if there is ever a lower fat version I am right there!!
ReplyDeleteSee you soon!..Lovely photos I must say!!
Oh my goodness. I almost cried just reading your post. This cake looks so fantastic. I have to stop myself from heading into the kitchen and making it right now. Man oh man, it looks totally, sinfully delicious. Yum!
ReplyDeleteDebby, Ivemade this and love it also. Her french breakfast puffs are one of my faves.
ReplyDeleteBTW, Love your new blog idea.. Ill have to try and make one of her recipes for the roundup!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks to-die-for! What a great idea about a new site to share her recipes! I read hers occasionally, but feel a bit lost in the shuffle as well (which sometimes is a good thing!).
ReplyDeleteI love the pioneer woman blog, never made one of her recipes before though. This looks amazing, and totally worth the calories!
ReplyDeleteThis cake looks so good.
ReplyDeleteWow, this really does sound amazing! And your picture is drool-worthy! The next time I make a chocolate cake, I will have to try this recipe! Thank you so much for sharing! Yum! Great blog!
ReplyDeleteLOL I dont even comment there either, same reason. That cake looks to die for, I know someone who would love it!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a cake! I never knew that what we (in the UK) call a traybake, is called a sheet cake in the US. You learn something new every day.....!
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