EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE

This easy sheet pan chocolate cake is the BEST chocolate cake recipe and the

perfect dessert for any celebration or just because you are craving chocolate:)

· 1 cup unsalted Tillamook Butter

· 1 cup water

· 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

· 1 teaspoon kosher salt

· 2 cups Kroger all-purpose flour

· 1 3/4 cups Kroger granulated sugar

· 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

· 2 large eggs, at room temperature

· 1/2 cup Tillamook Sour Cream, at room temperature

· 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

· 3 cups Kroger powdered sugar

· 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder or Dutch process cocoa

· 1/2 cup unsalted Tillamook butter

· 1/2 cup Tillamook Sour Cream

· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

· Pinch of salt

· Kroger rainbow sprinkles, for decorating, optional

1. For the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9×13-inch pan with nonstick

cooking spray and set aside.

2. In a small saucepan, combine the butter, water, cocoa powder, and salt and place

over medium heat. Cook, stirring with a spatula, just until melted and combined.

Remove from the heat and set aside.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and baking soda. Add half of

the melted butter cocoa mixture and whisk until completely blended.

The mixture will be thick.Add the remaining butter mixture and stir until combined.

4. Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking until completely blended. Add the sour cream

and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth.