Easy Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting

By: Mama J from A Little Bit Crunchy, A Little Bit Rock and Roll

Easy Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting

By: Mama J from A Little Bit Crunchy, A Little Bit Rock and Roll

When you have a lot of mouths to feed, such as at a birthday party or family get-together, a sheet cake goes a long way. Easy Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting will leave you wondering why you ever settled for a box mix. It's not hard to make, and this way you can say you made it from scratch! Top this yellow cake recipe with a creamy and delicious milk chocolate frosting that comes together in seconds in your food processor.

Notes

If you do not have cake flour, measure out 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour. Remove 5 tablespoons of the flour and replace it with 5 tablespoons of cornstarch. Sift together.

Cake recipe courtesy of Baking Bites.

Ingredients

For the Cake:
2 1/2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened and cut into tablespoons
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup milk
For the Frosting:
2 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, softened
1 cup powdered suger
3/4 cup dutch-processed cocoa
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 ounces milk chocolate chips, melted and cooled slighlty
3/4 cup corn syrup

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease the bottom only of a 13x9 inch pan.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of your mixer. Add the sugar and butter and mix on low for about 1-2 minutes, until the mixture looks like sand.
In a large measuring cup, combine the eggs, milk, and vanilla. Beat lightly with a fork.
With the mixer on low, pour 1 cup of the egg mixture into the flour mixture. Turn the speed up to medium and beat for about a minute. Add the remaining mixture and beat on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping the sides as needed.
Pour into your prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. Let cool 30 minutes before frosting.

Directions for the frosting: