Brownie Sheet Cake Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat an oven to 400°F. Grease a 11x15 sheet cake pan (be sure it has raised edges).
• 2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour and granulated sugar.
• 3. In a saucepan, combine the butter, Crisco, water, and cocoa powder. Stir while bringing to a boil.
• 4. Pour over the flour mixture.
• 5. Mix together.
• 6. In another bowl, stir together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• 7. Add to the flour/cocoa mixture and mix together.
• 8. Transfer the batter to the prepared sheet cake pan.
• 9. Bake for 20-30 minutes.
• 10. Five minutes before the cake is done, make the frosting: In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa powder, and milk.
• 11. Heat and then add the confectioners' sugar, nuts, and vanilla.
• 12. Pour the frosting over the cake.
• 13. Allow to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in chocolate syrup and vanilla. Stir in flour. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes (top of brownie will appear wet). Cool on a wire rack 15-20 minutes. , For glaze, in a saucepan, combine sugar, butter and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips and marshmallows until melted. Pour over brownies, spreading evenly. Refrigerate 5 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Position a rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°F. Very generously butter an 18x13" rimmed baking sheet (do not line with parchment).
• Melt remaining 1/2 cup butter in a small heatproof bowl in the microwave or set over a pot of barely simmering water. Mix sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt in a medium bowl. Pour butter over and stir until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula after each addition, until batter is thick, shiny, and smooth. Stir in flour until well incorporated, then beat vigorously for 30-40 strokes. Stir in nuts or chocolate chips.
• Using a spatula, spread batter into a thin, even layer to edges and into corners of prepared sheet (batter will seem scant but brownies will rise to about 1/4" thick).
• Bake brownies until firm to the touch and a tester inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs (not runny batter) attached, 15-18 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Cut into 36 pieces and serve.
• Do Ahead
• Brownies can be made 5 days ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, or freeze up to 6 months.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, and salt; set aside. In a saucepan, bring margarine, water, and cocoa, to a boil. Take from heat and immediatley pour over dry ingredients, stirring to mix. Then add sour cream, eggs, and soda. Mix well (until uniform in color). Pour into greased and floured 11 1/2 X 15 1/2 -inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes, frost cake while warm. Have ingredients ready, but do not make frosting until cake comes out of the oven.
• Leave brownies with just chocolate frosting or add some holiday designs of your own to each cut piece.
• Frosting:.
• 6 tablespoons milk.
• 1/2 cup margarine.
• 4 tablespoons cocoa.
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional).
• 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• 1 box powdered sugar.
• Boil milk, margarine, and cocoa until bubbly. Remove from heat and add nuts, vanilla, and sugar. Mix until smooth; spread on warm cake. Let frosting set. Pipe on holiday design of your making if you like.

Steps:

• Blend the A. ingredients together in large saucepan and heat to boiling. Sift the B. dry ingredients. Remove pan from heat and add sifted ingredients. Combine well with hand mixer. Stir in eggs to mixture, add buttermilk and vanilla and beat well. Pour into greased 9x13 pan or jelly roll pan (or cupcake tin, shaped cake pans, etc). Bake at 350 for 20 mins. Spread with frosting while still hot. Frosting (I use the same saucepan from the cake, not washed out) Heat buttermilk and butter slowly to just boiling, watching carefully. Pour in powdered sugar and cocoa, beat until creamy. Stir in pecans and vanilla and pour over cake while hot.