A great chocolate sheet cake is always worth celebrating.

The chocolate buttercream is classic, chocolaty, and sweet.

The balance is perfect, and it reminds us a little bit ofdevil’s food cake.

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But you’ll have to see for yourself.

Learn how to make chocolate sheet cake.

This makes it extremely versatile to all sorts of occasions and tastes.

Southern Living Chocolate Sheet Cake ingredients

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)all-purpose flour

1 3/4cupsgranulated sugar

1/3cup(about 1 1/4 oz.

)unsweetened cocoa

2tsp.baking soda

1tsp.baking powder

1/2tsp.kosher salt

Buttercream:

1 1/2cups(12 oz.

)unsalted butter, softened

4cups(about 16 oz.

Southern LIving Chocolate Sheet Cake sliced and ready to serve

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)powdered sugar

1cup(about 3 1/4 oz.

Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking pan with baking spray; set aside.

Pour batter into prepared baking pan.

Southern Living Chocolate Sheet Cake whisking together the wet ingredients

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Remove from oven, and let cool completely in baking pan on a wire rack, about 1 hour.

Add cream:

With mixer running on lowest setting, beat in vanilla and salt.

Top evenly with rainbow candy sprinkles (if using).

Southern Living Chocolate Sheet Cake beating together the cake batter

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Southern Living Chocolate Sheet Cake batter in pan ready to bake

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Southern Living Chocolate Sheet Cake after baking the cake

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Southern Living Chocolate Sheet Cake beating the butter until smooth

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Southern Living Chocolate Sheet Cake combining the sugar and cocoa for the frosting

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Southern Living Chocolate Sheet Cake beating the frosting until fluffy

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Southern Living Chocolate Sheet Cake decorating the cake

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