Aunt Carol's Chocolate Sheet Cake

Name: Aunt Carol's Chocolate Sheet Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 15-20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup sour cream; 8 ounces unsalted butter; 1 cup water; 4 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional); 16 ounces whipping cream; 16 ounces bittersweet chocolate

Submitted by otoro

"This is my Aunt Carol's chocolate sheet cake recipe that I updated with chocolate ganache. We slice this cake up like brownies and bring to the family reunion every summer. I recommend serving this chilled. This cooks very fast so check it with a toothpick early, you don't want to over bake it."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 15-20

ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ cup sour cream
8 ounces unsalted butter
1 cup water
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
¹⁄₄ cup chocolate chips (optional)
16 ounces whipping cream
16 ounces bittersweet chocolate

directions

Grease and flour a cookie sheet and preheat oven to 400ºF.
In a small bowl, mix the eggs, baking soda and sour cream.
In a mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar and salt, stir to combine.
In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, water and cocoa powder, heat and stir to combine.
Add cocoa mixture to flour/sugar, blend with mixer. Add egg mixture and beat 1 minute. Stir in chocolate chips if desired. Put in cookie sheet and bake 14-20 minutes.
When the cake is out of the oven, put the cream in a saucepan and heat to simmer.
Add chocolate to the bowl of a food processor.
Once the cream is heated, pour into food processor and let sit 4 minutes.
Pulse a few times then process 5-10 seconds to smooth out the mixture.
Transfer ganache to a non-plastic bowl. For a glaze style ganache, top cake now. For a lighter, fluffier "frosting", refrigerate 1-2 hours, whip in mixer, then top the cake. Top with walnuts, optional.
Refrigerate the cake at least an hour before serving.

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otoro

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I'm a young, experienced cook who is always eager to learn new techniques and try and perfect new recipes. I've grown up in a Sicilian family and it has a major influence in my cooking. If I'm making something for the first time I research it from many different sources, including this one. My main reason of becoming a member is to share some of my favorite recipes with others. I tend to stray towards the classic, minimalistic approach to cuisine, no blue corn tortilla strips, no mango salsa, no wasabi mashed potatoes. Just great flavors and made from scratch whenever possible. If you see 'Ultimate' in my recipe titles, I mean it. I've done the research and tweaked these recipes after making them many, many, many times until I've got it right. You could say I'm a bit of a perfectionist. Likes: Tony Bourdain, Jacques Pépin, Mario Batali, Wolfgang Puck, Nobu Matsuhisa, Andrew Zimmern, Alton Brown Dislikes: Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri, twist-off beer, light beer, fat-free dairy products (and mayo), margarine, store bought pasta sauce, Parmesan cheese in a can, American cheese

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