Paula Deens Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe 435 Food

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Stir together and set aside.
• In another bowl, mix the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla and eggs. Mix with a fork and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and add the cocoa. Whisk together to combine. Meanwhile, bring 1 cup water to a boil. When the butter is melted, pour the boiling water in the pan. Allow to bubble for a moment, then turn off the heat. Pour the chocolate mixture into the flour mixture. Stir together for a moment to cool the chocolate, then pour in the egg mixture. Stir together until smooth, then pour into an ungreased jelly roll pan (or rimmed baking sheet) and bake for 20 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, make the icing: Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the cocoa powder and stir until smooth. Add the milk, vanilla and powdered sugar. Stir together. Dump in the pecans and stir until well combined.
• Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, pour the warm icing over the top. You'll want to avoid doing much spreading, so try to distribute it evenly as you pour.

PAULA DEEN'S CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 13X9-inch baking pan with nonstick baking spray with flour. Set aside. In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, and salt; set aside. In a large saucepan, combine butter, oil, cocoa, and water, whisking until blended. Bring just to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Add chocolate mixture, buttermilk, baking soda, vinegar, vanilla, and eggs to flour mixture, beating at medium speed with a mixer until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Punch holes in cake with a fork or an ice pick. Pour chocolate icing over hot cake. Cool completely on a wire rack. Chocolate icing: In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cocoa, and milk; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add confectioner's sugar and vanilla. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Beat at medium speed with a mixer until smooth.

PAULA DEEN'S CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE

Steps:

• Butter bottom of a 13x9 pan. Line with whole graham crackers.
• Using electric mixer, mix pudding with milk. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Fold in whipped topping.
• Pour half the pudding mixture over crackers.
• Spread half of frosting over top. (see below how to make frosting).
• Place another layer of whole graham crackers on top on frosting layer.
• Pour remaining half of pudding mixture over top.
• Cover with another layer of whole graham crackers.
• Spread remaining half of frosting on top.
• For Frosting: Blend together sugar and cocoa.
• Add butter and milk, mixing well.
• Add corn syrup and vanilla and stir until creamy.
• Refrigerate cake for 24 hours before serving!
• Note: Cooking time reflects refrigeration for 24 hours, rather than actual cooking time.

6 LAYER DREAMY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE- PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) square or round cake pans. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add mik, coffee, oil, and eggs. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Pour evenly into prepared pans and bake for 23 to 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.
• Using a serrated knife, cut cake layers in half horizontally to make 6 layers. Place 1 layer, cut side up, on a cake plate, spread with one-fifth of Dreamy Chocolate Mousse. Repeat procedure with remaining cake layers and mousse. Freeze cake for 1 hour. Spread Chocolate Fudge Frosting evenly over top and sides of cake. Garnish sides of cake with grated chocolate. Garnish top of cake with chocolate curls if desired.
• Mousse:.
• In a small bowl, soften gelatin in 3 tablespoons cold water. Let stand for 2 minutes. Add boiling water, stirring until gelatin dissolves; set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine sugar and cocoa powder.
• In a medium bowl, beat cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add sugar mixture, beating until stiff peaks form. Stir in gelatin mixture. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
• Chocolate Fudge Frosting
• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and cream. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat, and simmer for 6 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; add chocolate and butter, stirring until melted and smooth. Let cool for 10 minutes. Whisk in confectioner's sugar. Let mixture cool until it reaches a spreadable consistency.

PAULA DEEN'S DECADENT CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• For cake, preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans.
• In large bowl, combine cake mix, liqueur, water, oil and eggs.
• Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Pour evenly into prepared pans, and bake 28-30 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pans 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.
• For almond-flavored cheesecake, preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Line a 9-inch round baking pan with aluminum foil, letting edges of foil extend over sides of pan; lightly grease foil.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Add sugar, beating until smooth.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in sour cream and liqueur.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; bake 45 minutes.
• Turn oven off; leave cheesecake in oven with door closed for 1 hour.
• Let cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• Cover and chill for 4 hours.
• Using edges of foil as handles, remove cheesecake from pan.
• Gently remove foil from cheesecake.
• For frosting, in large bowl, beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Add chocolate, beating until combined.

PAULA'S EASY CHOCOLATE-CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9x2" baking dish.
• Spread cherry pie filling over bottom of prepared baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with chocolate morsels and sugar. Spread dry cake mix over sugar, covering pie filling. Sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans. Place butter pats over cake mix, covering cake mix as evenly as possible. Bake 1 hour; let cool 30 minutes before serving. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

PAULA DEEN'S BUTTERFINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with nonstick baking spray with flour.
• Prepare cake mix following package directions(adding water, oil and eggs).
• Add 1 chopped Butterfinger to batter, stirring well.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake as directed on package.
• Let cake cool for 5 minutes.
• Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes in cake in 1 inch intervals, poking halfway through the cake.
• Pour condensed milk and caramel topping evenly over cake.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 chopped Butterfinger over caramel.
• Cover and chill.
• Before serving, spread whipped topping evenly over cake.
• Garnish with chopped Butterfinger, if desired.
• Cut into squares to serve.

CHEWY CAKE (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350?F. Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together the brown sugar, flour, butter, eggs, coconut, vanilla, pecans, and chocolate chips until well combined.
• Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35
• minutes, until a toothpick inserted through the middle comes out clean.
• Cool the cake completely in the pan before cutting it into squares.