Moist Chocolate sheet pan poke cake

This sweet, rich, and fluffy chocolate sheet pan cake is perfect to celebrate any special occasion. This recipe is super easy to make. Your youngest chef can make this delectable cake that will leave your guests, family, and friends speechless.

Quick facts about Chocolate:

As I was making this recipe not only did I made a delicious cake, but I was curious about where chocolate comes from. So I did some research about chocolate and I learned very interesting facts. The main ingredient for chocolate is the seeds from the cacao pod from the cacao tree in Mexico and Central America. When these pods are ripe they usually contain 20-60 seeds! Now that is a lot of seeds! Another area that the world’s chocolate supply comes from is Western Africa with 60%. This is mainly from Côte d’Ivoire and the Ghana region.

Why I love this chocolate sheet pan cake recipe:

My name is Francesca and I’m a HUGE chocolate fan. Anything with chocolate is my dream dessert, so no surprise I love testing new chocolate recipes. This chocolate sheet pan cake recipe is very special for me. I was inspired to make this delicious cake by old memories from my childhood. It is easy and a lot of fun to make no matter your cooking/baking experience.

• Easy: All you have to do is mix, add, and wait for 15 minutes.
• Delicious: When you taste this cake it’s not too sweet, very fluffy, and rich. This cake is perfect to celebrate anything.

Ingredients you will need for this chocolate sheet pan cake:

Cake:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) soften salted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup boiling water

Chocolate icing:

• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 stick) soften salted butter
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 2 cups powder sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Caramel filling:

• 1 jar (11.5 oz) Smucker’s Salted Caramel Topping

Substitutions:

• Salted butter can be substituted with unsalted butter
• Heavy cream can be substituted with milk

Directions:

Cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Butter a 18×13 baking pan, i.e. baking/cookie sheet. Then line the pan with parchment paper. Also, butter the parchment paper too, set aside.
3. In a large bowl mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
4. In another large bowl with a hand mixer beat the butter and sugar for 2 minutes. Until all is combined
5. Next, add in 1 egg and mix until all is incorporated.
6. Repeat with the last egg.
7. To the butter mixture add half of the dry ingredients alternating with milk.
8. Mix until all dry ingredients and milk are incorporated.
9. Add the water and mix until you have a smooth dough.
10. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared pan and spread it evenly as possible.
11.  Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the cake is completely baked.
12. Allow the cake to cool off completely before decorating.

Chocolate icing

1. In a large bowl with a hand mixer beat the butter for 2 minutes.
2. Next add in the salt and mix for 30 seconds
3. Add in the cocoa powder, powder sugar, and heavy cream a bit at a time.
4. Set aside the mixture for now.

Caramel filling

1. First remove cap from the caramel container
2. Place the caramel in the microwave.
3. Heat for 25-35 seconds or until you can pour the caramel on the cake.
4. Give a quick stir and it is time for decoration.

How to assemble your chocolate cake

1. Next use a straw and make 35 holes in the cake.
2. Pour the caramel all over where the holes are.
3. You can add more caramel if you want. Two jars will make this an over the top carmel cake delight.
4. Pour the icing on the cake and gently spread the icing all over the cake.
5. You can decorate this amazing cake however you want.
6. Serve and Enjoy!

Bakers Notes:

I’m a big caramel fan, so when I poured the caramel on the cake I went a little crazy. The caramel will be covered by the chocolate so don’t worry if it’s not exactly perfect. My family really enjoyed this cake! They all said, “that’s the perfect combination of chocolate and caramel”. My Dad even went back for seconds. Don’t forget, if you want to add more caramel that is “A-Okay”.

Skills

This recipe does not require a special skill, but it does require you to have fun and turn up your imagination. You can decorate this cake with sprinkles or top the cake with ice cream or whip cream…or why not both.

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