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Mexican Chocolate Sheet Cake

Here's how you make Mexican Chocolate Sheet Cake
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  • Servings: 18
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 18 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 squares unsweetened chocolate ( or 4 tablespoons cocoa)
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar (I use 1 3/4 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 cup sour milk ( or 1 1/2 teaspoon vinegar in a 1/2 cup measuring cup and fill with milk to equal 1/2 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Icing:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1 (1 pound) icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup pecans (chopped or place pecan halves on cake)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In saucepan add butter, vegetable oil, water, unsweetened chocolate or cocoa, heat until melted.

  • Step 2: In large mixing bowl combine dry ingredients, whisk to mix. Add beaten eggs, sour milk, vanilla,the melted butter/chocolate and blend together.

  • Step 3: Pour batter into a 15 x 10 1/2 pan, bake in a 350 oven for 20 minutes or until done.

  • Step 4: Icing: Combine butter, chocolate, milk in saucepan. Heat until bubbles form. Remove from heat add in icing sugar until you have the desired consistency. Add chopped pecans or place pecan pieces on iced cake.

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