- Today I am going to show you
how to make this chocolate sheet cake
that is so easy it just comes together in a snap.
There is no fancy decorations but it is delicious.
It's loaded with chocolate.
There is a little bit of coffee in there
to bring the chocolate flavor out
and do you see how much buttercream is on top?
This is the correct amount of buttercream for a sheet cake.
It is basically a lot.
Okay, let's get started.
Three cups of all-purpose flour into a sifter.
Three quarters of a teaspoon of kosher salt,
a tablespoon of baking soda,
one and a half teaspoons of baking powder,
two and two thirds cups of granulated sugar,
and half a cup of good cocoa powder.
Use nice cocoa powder for this.
Give it a sift.
(clanking)
Okay, that looks beautiful already.
Going to give this a whisk
to distribute all those ingredients,
especially the leavening agents and cocoa powder.
Alright, now we're going to set that aside
and mix up those wet ingredients.
But first, before we mix up those wet and dry ingredients
let me show you the most perfect chocolate cupcakes
ever made with this recipe
and they bake up like perfectly flat,
so it's kind of controversial.
Some people love a domed cupcake,
but if you're decorating it
it can be much easier
with a perfectly flat, fluffy, moist, delicious cupcake.
Same recipe, just pour in like three tablespoons about
of batter per cupcake paper.
They get really fluffy, so you can't overpour
or they will explode out of there.
I found this out the hard way.
Okay, and while I'm at it,
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It's a short form video app
and basically it lets you shoot and edit in the app,
but you can also add in little transitions,
you can add special effects there,
you can do slow-mo, reversed, fast.
A lot of different options.
Part of the reason that I wanted to share this with you
is I get a lot of questions from people
who want to start doing food videos,
but they can't invest in like all the cameras,
and the editing software.
Just even learning the editing software takes a long time.
So you can use TikTok, edit in the app,
it's really intuitive and get like cool transitions
and also make your food look really delicious
as opposed to like boring old kind of like still photo
that you might post on Instagram or what other feed.
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Super easy.
I would enter too, but you know I can't.
So if you want to try to win a trip to New York City,
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That's it.
Okay, back to the cake.
Letting in a cup of buttermilk,
half a cup of sour cream,
three quarters of a cup of vegetable oil,
and three eggs.
(eggs cracking)
A nice dash of vanilla
and let's whisk it up.
(liquid swishing)
(metal clanking)
I almost forgot one and a half cups of strong hot coffee.
(liquid swishing)
We're going to combine the wet and the dry
in the standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment
and make sure to scrape the bottom down.
Okay, dry mixture into the standing mixer.
Going to put that paddle attachment on.
Now we're just going to pour
our wet ingredients in and mix.
(mixer buzzing)
I want to warn you, this is a very liquidy batter.
You're not going to believe
it's going to become a magical fluffy cake,
but it will.
Scraping the bowl down now
because there's always a pocket of flour
hiding at the bottom.
Okay, and let's continue to mix for one minute.
(mixer buzzing)
Okay, all done.
We're going to pour it into our prepared 9x13 inchish pan.
I like to line mine with parchment paper,
but it's totally optional.
I feel like when you do that
you're guaranteed of an easier release
and the edges are a little bit less hard.
Look at that, so liquidy.
You're not,
it doesn't look like it's going to be cake batter.
This will go into a 350 degree fahrenheit oven
for about 50 minutes.
That's five, zero.
And you really want to make sure the center is set.
So give it a spring, make sure that it is not underbaked
because it will collapse if you take it out too early.
Alright, into the oven.
While my cake is baking,
it's time to whip up a really easy,
but delicious buttercream.
We're starting off with three sticks of unsalted butter
at room temperature,
into our standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
(mixer buzzing)
I'm adding in a pinch of salt.
Now for a half of cup of a nice cocoa powder.
(metal clanking)
And we're going to beat that into the butter.
(mixer buzzing)
Slow, and then increase speed.
Very nice and dark already.
Perfect color.
Now for about a pound of confectioners' sugar.
Dump it all in.
Normally I'll sift
because I'm really concerned about getting lumps.
They all will stick in piping tips,
but this is a nice sheet cake, really easy breezy.
We're going to use a spatula to smooth it.
Not going to have any problems.
This will be messy,
so I'm covering it up with a tea towel.
(mixer buzzing)
Okay, looking a little funky now,
but a third of a cup of a nice fudge will fix everything.
You can add more fudge if you want to,
it really, totally up to you.
(mixer buzzing)
Scrape the bowl down and we're almost done.
(mixer buzzing)
Alright, let's taste this and see if it's good.
(lips smacking)
That's good, that's really good.
Mmhhh.
I love the little pieces of salt in there
because it just wakes everything up.
Now we're going to wait for our cake to be done.
Once it's all nice and cool, we can slather this on,
add some sprinkles and that's it.
Chocolate sheet cake should be easy, fast, and delicious.
This is moist, you're going to love it.
Okay, I'm actually using an ice cream scoop
to add all of this delicious frosting on.
I do that because it's a little bit neater
and you can add in a ton of frosting
without tearing the cake or you know, pushing down too hard.
It lets you get a nice thick layer really easily
and being the Virgo that I am,
I'm a little bit entranced by the process.
Use an offset spatula to smooth things out.
You can leave a nice classic ripple
or go completely flat.
You can also decorate this however you want.
Toasted walnuts?
Sure.
Shaved chocolate, a little cocoa powder, whatever you want.
I'm using these really fun chocolate sprinkles
and they're just really happy so I love them.
Did I say that was going to be easy or what?
Like literally there is nothing fancy,
but this is so delicious.
How do I know that?
Because I've made this cake before
when I was recipe testing.
I would never do something cold for you,
that's not cool.
Alright, I'm going to take a bite now
and report back.
Mmhhh.
(chuckling)
Oh my god, that cake is so moist and fluffy
it is ridiculous.
Remember how thin the batter was?
It was like pouring chocolate milk into a pan.
And yet, magic happens.
Thank you baking science.
Alright, I hope you get to try this recipe.
Did I mention how fudgy and creamy
this like whole buttercream situation on top is?
Ohh Okay.
You gotta make it.
Thanks for watching.
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