My mom had many friends during her nursing career and she still has lunch, coffee and birthday dinners with some of them. I remember them fondly and they were a big part of my growing up. There are several that I still see including my dear KayK who I mentioned in the Carrot cake recipe I posted. Another one of Mom’s long time friends, Gail, gave her a recipe for a chocolate sheet cake years ago. This recipe has been passed from my mom to me and down to my kids as well. When mom visited Saudi she taught my kids to make it and I still have the typed up recipe card she gave us. It is easy and has always turned out great with no hassles! The batter is runny and you frost it while it is warm.
Ingredients
4 Tbs. baking cocoa
1 cup butter
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 beaten eggs
1/2 buttermilk
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon-optional
Frosting
6 Tbs. milk
1/2 cup butter
4 Tbs. cocoa
1 box powdered sugar
Optional-1 cup chopped walnuts
The recipe calls for a box of powdered sugar so I looked it up and it should be around 3-4 cups.
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Grease a 9X13 baking pan that has sides.
Mix first 3 ingredients from recipe (butter, water, cocoa) in a sauce pan on the stove. Stir on low heat until everything is melted and well mixed. Turn off heat and get other ingredients ready. Put flour and sugar in mixing bowl, pour cocoa mixture over this, add eggs, buttermilk, soda, cinnamon, basically all of the other cake ingredients. Start mixing, make sure all ingredients are mixed in well. Batter will be runny.
Pour into greased pan
Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until done. Do not over bake.
Remove from oven.
Frosting
Place butter, milk and cocoa in a sauce pan on the stove on low heat. Mix and melt butter and other ingredients together. Place powdered sugar into mixing bowl. Add melted chocolate and mix well. Spread over cake while it is still warm.
Optional– When frosting is done you can add chopped walnuts if you like.
Yummy cake😊
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Hi there baby, glad you like it!
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You are welcome Mama 🙂
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Delicious! ♡ Chocolate is the best! 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
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glad you like it!
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Your recipe sounds delicious and looks mouth watering, Lyn. 🙂 My family loves ♡ chocolate anything. I will have to screen save this to use sometime for a gathering! Hope you have been enjoying a good weekend and hope this week is fun, too. 🙂
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I have you too!
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OOh Chocolate-love it.
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hi hope you guys are having fun!
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Yes, they all came back from a long hike (I started but left early to return back to the house to prepared lunch which should be ready in about 30 ,minutes). A bit chilly morning, leaves turning colors, dew on them a tad slippery walking-having great time!
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sounds beautiful!
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The children love coming here because it is so different than beachfront living! We are lucky to be able to enjoy both mountains and beach!
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yes a very beautiful change and both places amazing!
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Mouth-watering stuff, Lynn. A bit of hot custard on that and I’d be in heaven. 🙂
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oh yumm Hugh!
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Oh!! Yummmmm Chocooolateeee 🙂
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Thanks Nimmi
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My pleasure… 🙂 ❤
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🙂
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I might bake this for a meeting I’m having this week. Thanks!
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So glad! Thanks
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We’ll be trying that 😄
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Thanks Richard!
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No, thank you 🙂
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Glad you like it– so simple!
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This cake looks very delicious Lynn 😀
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Thanks!
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This looks delicious!
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Hi NickyB thanks so much!
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It looks like a very quick cake to make and just delicious to eat. The frosting you’ve used, with the powdered sugar (icing sugar over here) is probably what we call buttercream – most people’s favourite. Thank you for the recipe, Lynn.
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Sure Millie! It is so simple really toss it in the bowl and no fuss, and I have never had any troubles with it!
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Yum! It reminds me of the cake my Step Grandmother makes.
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I bet it is the same or close! I have seen many similar ones and so easy! 🙂
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She passed the recipe to the all the girls in the family. I’ve yet to make it though.
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so nice!
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Hmm delicious ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
Chocolate is my passion and weakness 😀
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Thanks!
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Love recipes that get handed down through the generations… the more smudges and splatters on the recipe card, the better!
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yes I agreee:)
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The cake looks so tasty and moist. 🙂
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thanks super simple
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Wooooow yummy cake… can i have it too please 🙂
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sure dear 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂
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My Mom used to make this cake and it’s one of my favorites. Looks fantastic!
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Hi Suzanne, I am glad you like it, it is so easy and always works out great as you know!
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Yum. Can’t beat a good chocolate cake ! ☺
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yes especially a simple one!
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Looks so good! Recipes passed to me from friends who have written them out are special, aren’t they? Thanks for sharing!
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They really are!
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This looks so good! I hope to try it out soon!
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It is so very easy! thanks Cynthia!!
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I’ll let you know how it turns out when I try it!
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Please do:)
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Oh , dear lord , you have answered my chocolate prayers , I so have to try this , I actually have my funky bunches school events coming up, so this is gonna be perfect , I am def gonna try this this week , Thank you so much and I am glad I found you on Food by Camilla’s Bloggie ! Yay , another crazy amazing blog I get to fall in love with, Have a Fantastic Week Doll 😀
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Hi I will check out and follow your blog. It is an easy and yummy recipe. I hope it works out well!
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I want some cake… My RV doesn’t have an oven..
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ok let’s send some over there!!:)
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I would accept it:)
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ha ha I wish I could hand you a piece!!
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With a glass of cold milk:)
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wow pushy pushy, ok and for Toonce!
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Toonce would sip on the bowl of milk! Chocolate, not so much
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🙂
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Pi box 125 Penngrove Ca. 94951….
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ha ha ha
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Omg!! So delicious ☺
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Thanks Lina!! very easy
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Will try it then☺
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Let me know if you have any questions!
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I’m on a holiday now…will go back to bangalore and then try☺
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Have fun
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This looks amazing! ❤️ Chocolate is my one true love (after my husband and child of course 😝)
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ha ha glad you put that in lol
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That’s just in case my husband happens to read my comment 😝
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lol good one
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I call this a Texas Sheet Cake and your cake is very similar to my recipe. I know it is good, rich with lots of chocolate flavor 🙂
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yes so simple and easy!
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Yummm!!! I’m glad you just posted it here. If it was in front of me, I would have finished it all lol 😀 😀 😀
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🙂
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Gosh its looking so moist and yummm! Wish I could grab a piece off my laptop screen 😀
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thanks dear!
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I’m not a big one for making cakes from scratch (the boxed ones remind me of my childhood birthdays), but this looks nice and easy. And I have some cocoa around. I think I may have to try this one as well.
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let me know how it goes Sarah!
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Will do!
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Hi Lyn I have nominated you for the Starlight Blogger Award .. if you do not have to time to accept that is fine it is just a token of my appreciation.. http://lynzrealcooking.com/
I am a mom of 9 who grew up in the beautiful Northwest. I lived in the Middle East for 16 years where I raised my 9 kids and met people from all over the world. I learned authentic recipes and would love to share them with you!
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thanks Sally! you are a wonderful lady! I appreciate it greatly! 🙂
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That looks great Lynn! I love recipes that turn out every time:)
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me too just simple throw it all in and bake! 🙂
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Perfect! I liked your interview too:)
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thanks it was fun and I really like her she is sweet.
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I’ll have to check out more of her posts!
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yes you should do the interview! you have a lovely blog and very wonderful ideas as well as recipes!
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Thank you Lynn 🙂
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I love a good chocolate cake recipe…and this one sounds/looks yummy Lynn! And it’s a plus that it’s also a great memory 🙂 🙂
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thanks Linda!
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This looks wonderful, Lynn!! 🙂
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So easy and turns out every time:)
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So excited to make it! 🙂
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I hope you do:)
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OK, I drooled a little. Looks fab!
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ha ha thanks Persia!
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I make a cherry chocolate cake that is similar to this one…it has cherry filling mixed in with the batter and is so good. I will have to try this recipe with the cherries and see how that turns out. It looks really yummy!!
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yummm that sounds so good!
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Looks delicious
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Wow droooolicious cake… 🙂
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haha thanks!
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What a delicious looking cake! Great recipe to have!
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Thanks!
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Wooooow it’s gorgeous & so tempting
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Thanks Linda!
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Delicious cake!
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Hi Freda, thanks!
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Love chocolate. Looks delicious.
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Hi! thanks so much
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Yum! I love sheet cake! Look at that beautiful baking sheet full of chocolate:)
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yes me too, and this is super easy no fail
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