Quick Double-Chocolate Sheet Cake

Name: Quick Double-Chocolate Sheet Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 6 Tbsps butter, softened; 394 milliliters confectioners sugar; 4 larges eggs; 99 grams semisweet chocolate chips chocolate buttons, smarties, or fresh raspberries, to decorate; 394 milliliters less 1 tablespoon self-rising flour; 237 milliliters superfine sugar; 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa, dissolved in 2 tablespoons boiling water to make a paste

Quick Double-Chocolate Sheet Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 260 calories, 4g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of baking powder, eggs, superfine sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 11 x 7 x 2-inch baking pan.

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Baking Pan

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In a large bowl, place the softened butter, sugar, eggs, and dissolved cocoa. Sift over the flour and baking powder. Using a hand mixer, beat the mixture until it is pale and creamy, about 2 minutes. Using a metal spoon, fold in the chocolate chips.

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Chocolate Chips

Baking Powder

Butter

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Turn the mixture into the greased pan and spread it out evenly.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until risen and springy to the touch. Cool slightly before turning out onto a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Once the cake is cool, in a bowl, place all the frosting ingredients and, using the hand mixer, beat together well.

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Frosting

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Spread over the cake. Run a fork across the surface of the frosting to create a wavy pattern of lines.

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Frosting

Spread

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Place the frosted cake on a tray or plate and open freeze. Once frozen, place in a box or freezer bag and return to the freezer.(D)

Let stand overnight on a wire rack, then sprinkle with your toppingof choice.

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Wire Rack

From The Foolproof Freezer Cookbook: Prepare-ahead meals, Stress-free entertaining, Making the Most of Excess Fruits and Vegetables, Feeding the Family the Modern Way by Ghillie James. Text © 2011 Ghillie James; photographs © 2011 Tara Fisher. Published in 2012 by Kyle Books.

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Vegetable