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Chocolate Sheet Cake With Berry Frosting

This Chocolate Sheet Cake With Berry Frosting is a simple and elegant sheet cake that is perfect for feeding a crowd at your next gathering or party. /// Slightly adapted from New York Times
Course Dessert
Cuisine Vegetarian
Servings 15 Servings
Calories 558 kcal
Author Shelly Westerhausen

Ingredients

  • 16 Tbsp unsalted butter , plus more for greasing the pan
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour , plus more for dusting the pan
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 1 tsp . vanilla

For the frosting:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter , room temperature
  • 1/2 cup blackberry jam
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • Crushed dried raspberries , for dusting (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and dust a baking sheet with butter and flour.
  2. Place butter, cocoa, and 1 1/2 cups of water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk often until butter has melted and the mixture is glossy. Remove from heat and set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flours, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. Make a well in the center and pour in cocoa mixture, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk all wet ingredients until combined and then slowly whisk dry ingredients into wet until a thick batter has formed.
  4. Transfer batter into prepared baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
  5. For the frosting: Using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, beat butter and jam together until incorporated, about one minute. With the mixer on medium-low, slowly add in powdered sugar until a thick frosting has formed.
  6. Spread icing over chocolate cake and then dust with rasberry dust (if using).
  7. Slice and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Sheet Cake With Berry Frosting
Amount Per Serving
Calories 558 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Cholesterol 65mg22%
Sodium 134mg6%
Potassium 90mg3%
Carbohydrates 82g27%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 63g70%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 770IU15%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 25mg3%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.