Name: Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 ¾ cups; Dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's® Special Dark) - 1 cup; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Firmly packed dark brown sugar - 1 cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup; Eggs, at room temperature - 2 large; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Strong brewed coffee, at room temperature - 1 cup; Buttermilk, at room temperature - 1 cup; Unsalted butter, softened - 1 cup; Dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's® Special Dark), sifted - ¾ cup; Instant espresso powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ⅛ teaspoon; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Powdered sugar, or to taste - 3 cups; Heavy whipping cream, or as needed - 7 tablespoons

Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting

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Ingredients for - Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting

1. All-purpose flour - 1 ¾ cups

2. Dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's® Special Dark) - 1 cup

3. Baking soda - 2 teaspoons

4. Salt - ½ teaspoon

5. Firmly packed dark brown sugar - 1 cup

6. White sugar - ½ cup

7. Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup

8. Eggs, at room temperature - 2 large

9. Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons

10. Strong brewed coffee, at room temperature - 1 cup

11. Buttermilk, at room temperature - 1 cup

12. Unsalted butter, softened - 1 cup

13. Dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's® Special Dark), sifted - ¾ cup

14. Instant espresso powder - 1 teaspoon

15. Salt - ⅛ teaspoon

16. Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons

17. Powdered sugar, or to taste - 3 cups

18. Heavy whipping cream, or as needed - 7 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Dark Chocolate Sheet Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting

1. Stage

Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x15-inch rimmed baking sheet and line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.

3. Stage

Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4. Stage

Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5. Stage

Mix in vanilla extract. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

6. Stage

Add in 1/3 of the flour mixture, and mix until just combined. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7. Stage

Add in 1/2 of the coffee and buttermilk, and mix until just combined. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

8. Stage

Continue alternating additions of the flour mixture with coffee and buttermilk, mixing just until combined. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

9. Stage

Pour batter into the prepared pan; smooth into an even layer. Tap pan firmly on the counter several times to remove air bubbles. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

10. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs, about 25 minutes. Do not overbake. Place cake on a wire rack and allow to cool completely. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

11. Stage

Meanwhile, make the frosting. Beat butter in a large bowl until completely smooth. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

12. Stage

Mix in cocoa powder, espresso powder, and salt until throughly combined. Mix in vanilla. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

13. Stage

Add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

14. Stage

Pour in heavy cream and beat until frosting is light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. If frosting is too thick, add more heavy cream. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

15. Stage

Spread frosting over the cooled cake. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios