Description
The most extraordinary moist Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting made by preheating oven to 350°F greasing and lining 9×13 pan whisking 3 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt beating 1 cup softened butter medium-high 1 minute creamy adding 2 cups sugar beating 2 minutes light and fluffy adding 3 room temperature eggs and 2 extra yolks one at a time beating thoroughly then 1 tbsp vanilla on low alternating flour in 3 additions with 1 cup room temperature buttermilk in 2 additions beginning and ending with flour just combined pouring into pan smoothing baking 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick clean cooling completely minimum 1 hour beating 1 1/2 cups room temperature butter 3 minutes pale and fluffy adding 1 cup sifted Dutch cocoa beating smoothly incorporated gradually adding 5 to 6 cups sifted powdered sugar alternating with 1/2 cup cream adding vanilla and salt beating medium-high 3 more minutes incredibly fluffy and fudgy spreading generously over cooled cake decorating with sprinkles. A completely perfect moist golden egg yolk buttermilk yellow sheet cake Dutch cocoa fudge buttercream recipe.
Ingredients
3 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 cup Unsalted Butter softened
2 cups Granulated Sugar
3 large Eggs room temperature
2 large Egg Yolks room temperature
1 tbsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup Buttermilk room temperature
1 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter room temperature for frosting
1 cup Dutch-Processed Cocoa Powder sifted
5 to 6 cups Powdered Sugar sifted
1/2 cup Heavy Cream plus more as needed
2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract for frosting
1/2 tsp Salt for frosting
Rainbow or chocolate sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C. Grease and line 9×13 pan.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Beat softened butter medium-high 1 minute until creamy. Add sugar. Beat 2 minutes light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs and extra yolks one at a time. Beat thoroughly. Add vanilla.
5. On low alternate flour in 3 additions with buttermilk in 2 additions beginning and ending with flour. Mix just combined.
6. Pour into pan. Smooth top. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick clean.
7. Cool completely minimum 1 hour.
8. Beat butter 3 minutes pale and fluffy. Add Dutch cocoa. Beat smoothly incorporated.
9. Gradually add powdered sugar alternating with cream. Add vanilla and salt. Beat 3 more minutes incredibly fluffy and fudgy.
10. Spread generously over cooled cake. Decorate with sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cake, Sheet Cake, Birthday
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 rectangle
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 54g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 63g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
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