Aunt Mattie’s Old-Fashioned Chocolate Sheet Cake

Aunt Mattie’s Old-Fashioned Chocolate Sheet Cake

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Test kitchen assistant Julie Tanous shared this recipe for her Aunt Mattie's moist chocolate cake, served under a veil of sugary milk-chocolate icing that dries slightly as it sets up. See the recipe...

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Cooking tools:

  • Hand mixer
  • Sifter
  • Cooling rack
  • Toothpick
  • Baking dish
  • Parchment paper
  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Spoon
  • Oven
  • Stove
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Refrigerator

Ingredients

  • ½ cup, plus 2 tbsp. shortening, plus more for greasing
  • 1 ¾ cup cake flour, sifted
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¾ cup, plus ⅔ cup milk
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 10 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into ½" pieces and chilled

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