Dessert for 16
Chocolate Sheet Cake
A cocoa cake bakes in a sheet pan, then gets cream cheese frosting and a smooth dark chocolate topping.
Typical price
$4.26for 4 servings
$1.06 per serving$4.26 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: bbcgoodfood.com
- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 6 | $1.80Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 12 oz | $4.94Typical price |
| Swiss, provolone, gouda$0.40/oz typical | 18 oz | $7.05Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $1.59Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $17.02 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarFlourBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs whites and yolks separated
- 6 tbsp icing sugar
- 6 tbsp plain flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 6 tbsp sunflower oil
- 250 g butter softened
- 500 g soft cheese
- 150 g icing sugar or more to taste (optional)
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 100 g butter
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch sheet pan with sunflower oil.
- Beat the egg yolks, icing sugar, and sunflower oil, then mix in the flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder.
- Beat the egg whites until firm, fold them into the batter, and spread it in the pan.
- Bake the cake for 20 minutes, then cool it in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Beat the softened butter, soft cheese, and optional icing sugar until smooth, then spread it over the cake.
- Melt the dark chocolate and butter together, spread the topping over the frosting, and chill the cake for 5 minutes.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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