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Sheath Cake
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Brief Description
Chocolate sheet cake with chocolate frosting spread over it while hot.
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Main Ingredient
cocoa
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Category: Cakes
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Cuisine: Southern
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Prep Time: 15 min(s)
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Cook Time: 45 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Posted By: suzrogers
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Posted On: Nov 27, 2017
Number of Servings:
Ingredients:
- 2 cups - flour
- 2 cups - sugar
- 1 sticks - margarine
- 4 tablespoons - cocoa
- 1/2 cups - Crisco shortening
- 1 cups - water
- 1/2 cups - buttermilk
- 1 teaspoons - baking soda
- 2 - eggs beaten
- 1 teaspoons - vanilla
- 1 sticks - margarine
- 4 tablespoons - cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons - milk
- 1 boxes - powdered sugar sifted
- 1 teaspoons - vanilla
- 2 cups - pecans or coconut optional
Directions:
For Cake:
Sift together in a large mixing bowl the sugar and flour.
In a saucepan, mix together the margarine, cocoa powder, shortening, and water. Stir, cooking over medium heat, bringing to a rapid boil. Pour into bowl over the sugar and flour mixture, and stir together well.
Add the buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla, stirring until well combined.
Pour into a greased and floured 11-by-16-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees F.
For Frosting:
About 5 minutes before cake is done baking, mix together in a saucepan the margarine, cocoa powder and milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture comes to a boil.
Remove from heat and add in the powdered sugar, vanilla, and pecans or coconut (if using).
Beat well and spread over cake while still hot.
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