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The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake

Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • - 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • - 2 cups sugar
  • - ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • - 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • - 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • - 1 teaspoon salt
  • - 2 eggs
  • - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • - 1 cup buttermilk
  • - ½ cup oil canola or vegetable
  • - 1 cup hot coffee

### Whipped Ganache

  • - 5 oz chocolate
  • - 4 tablespoons butter
  • - ¾ cup sugar
  • - ¾ cup heavy cream
  • - 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • - Pinch of salt

Instructions

#### Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Stir together with a whisk until evenly mixed.
  • Add vanilla, eggs, buttermilk, and oil. Stir until combined.
  • Add hot coffee and stir quickly to mix evenly. The batter will be very thin.
  • Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9x13" pan.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Set aside to cool.

#### Whipped Ganache

  • Combine chocolate, butter, salt, and vanilla in a bowl.
  • In a small pan over medium heat, heat cream and sugar until hot but not boiling.
  • Pour the heated cream and sugar over the chocolate mixture. Let it sit for 1 minute, then stir until smooth.
  • Refrigerate until cooled but not hard.
  • Whip with a hand mixer or stand mixer for 1-2 minutes until fluffy and light.
  • Ice the cooled cake with the whipped ganache.