Chocolate Sheet Cake

Ingredients

Serves: 24

• 250g margarine
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup (250ml) water
• 2 cups (250g) plain flour
• 1 1/2 cups (250g) brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup (85ml) sweetened condensed milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• Icing:
• 60g margarine
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup (185ml) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup (155g) icing sugar
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation method

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 20 minutes

1.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease a 25x38cm jellyroll cake tin.

2.

In small saucepan melt margarine then stir in cocoa and water. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.

3.

In a large bowl combine flour, brown sugar, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat in cocoa mixture.

4.

Stir in sweetened condensed milk, eggs and vanilla. Pour into prepared cake tin.

5.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

6.

Icing: In a small saucepan melt the butter then stir in the cocoa and sweetened condensed milk. Stir in icing sugar and nuts. Spread on warm cake.