✓Recipe: Perfect Chocolate Sheet Cake (so MOIST) and Icing

Chocolate Sheet Cake (so MOIST) and Icing.

You can have Chocolate Sheet Cake (so MOIST) and Icing using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Prepare 2 cup of Granulated sugar-Cake.
You need 4 tbsp of Heaping choc Cocoa-Cake.
You need 2 of Eggs- beaten-Cake.
It's 2 cup of All purpose flour-Cake.
Prepare 1 tsp of Vanilla extract-Cake.
Prepare 1 tsp of Baking soda-Cake.
It's 1/4 tsp of Salt-Cake.
You need 1/2 cup of Vegetable oil-Cake.
It's of Eggs.
It's 1 stick of UNSALTED Butter (do not substitute)-Cake.
It's 1/2 cup of Buttermilk-Cake.
You need 1 cup of Boiling water-Cake.
Prepare of Frosting.
Prepare 4 tbsp of Heaping choc Cocoa-Icing.
Prepare 1 1/2 stick of Butter (do not sub)-Icing.
It's 6 tbsp of Whole milk or 3 tbsp each of whole and buttermilk-Icing.
It's 1/2 cup of Chopped pecans/walnuts or candy bar (I didn't add them them this time)-Icing.
It's 3 cup of Powder confectioners sugar-Icing.
You need 1 tsp of Vanilla extract-Icing.

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, and salt..
In a saucepan on stove, melt together the butter, oil and cocoa. Add boiling water, stir then allow mixture to boil for a minute, then turn off heat. Pour it over your bowl of flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool..
In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla..
Pour buttermilk mixture into the chocolate mixture, and stir..
Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes..
Directions For the ICING: When cake is about 5 min from being done, start making the icing/frosting: It is important that your cake is still hot/warm when you pour the icing on it..
Melt butter in another saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together until smooth..
Add the pecans/nuts, stir together, and pour and spread over warm cake. Let cool for a little bit on counter..
A pic of it sliced..