Description
I have made this recipe for years. My children always chose it for their birthday cake over any other, and it makes enough for a crowd. Moist and delicious. Very easy to make. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup water
- 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup butter
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan.
- Make cake: Combine flour
- sugar
- baking soda
- and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat in sour cream and eggs.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in water and cocoa powder. Bring mixture to a boil then remove from the heat. Allow to cool slightly
- then stir cocoa mixture into the flour and egg mixture until blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 20 minutes.
- While the cake is baking
- make icing: Combine milk
- cocoa powder
- and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil
- then remove from heat. Stir in confectioners’ sugar and vanilla
- then fold in walnuts
- mixing until blended.
- Spread icing over warm cake.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 32