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Denver Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 1/3 C flour
1 C sugar
1 t baking soda
1 C butter
1 1/4 C water
4 T cocoa
1/2 C buttermilk or 1/2 C milk soured with 1/2 t vinegar
2 eggs, beaten
1 t vanilla
Frosting;
1/2 C butter
4 T cocoa
6 T buttermilk or 6 T milk soured with 1/8 t vinegar
1 t vanilla
1 pound powdered sugar
1/2 C chopped nuts (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º.
Mix flour, sugar and baking soda in bowl.
Bring butter, water and cocoa to a boil in a pan.
Pour over dry ingredients and mix.
Add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla.
Beat well.
Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
Bake 350º for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, make frosting.
Heat butter, cocoa and buttermilk to boiling.
Remove from heat and mix in vanilla, sugar and nuts.
Once cake is out of the oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes, then pour frosting over the top.
The frosting hardens as it cools.

 

 

 

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