Desserts
Cream Cheese Sheet Cake with Chocolate Icing
Cream Cheese Sheet Cake with Chocolate Icing has a wonderfully dense and rich texture and a wonderfully sweet, fudge icing
- Serves 15
- Prep 15 minutes
- Cook 30 minutes
- Total 45 minutes
I love making sheet cakes. They are so much easier to make than layer cakes but every bit as delicious.
This cake is great for company, a cookout, potluck, or picnic. The cream cheese in the batter plus the number of eggs creates a rich, dense cake. On top of the cake is a rich, fudge frosting that’s simple to make with just 4 ingredients. I like to add a few sprinkles on top to make the cake look festive.
Cream Cheese Sheet Cake with Chocolate Icing Recipe Tips
- Be sure to soften the butter and cream cheese and let the eggs come to room temperature. The batter will come together much easier.
- Make sure you do not overbake the cake or it will be dry.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
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Recipe Source: slightly adapted from Taste of Home
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Recipe
Cream Cheese Sheet Cake with Chocolate Icing
Cream Cheese Sheet Cake with Chocolate Icing has a wonderfully dense and rich texture and a wonderfully sweet, fudge icing. This easy to make cake will disappear in a hurry.
- Serves 15
- Prep 15 minutes
- Cook 30 minutes
- Total 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons salted butter, (softened)
- 6 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 6 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour
Icing
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup salted butter (cubed)
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- sprinkles
Instructions
- 1
Spray a 15x10x1-inch sheet pan with baking spray. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- 2
Using an electric mixer, cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy.
- 3
Add eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is evenly mixed.
- 4
Beat in vanilla.
- 5
Add flour and beat until blended.
- 6
Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Spread it evenly. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool.
- 7
To make icing, stir together sugar and evaporated milk in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover and turn heat down slightly so the mixture doesn't boil over. Let simmer with lid on for 2 minutes.
- 8
Remove from heat and add butter and chocolate chips. Stir until melted. Let icing cool slightly and then pour evenly over cake.
- 9
Sprinkle with sprinkles if desired.
Notes
Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
Equipment
- 15×10-inch Sheet Pan
- Electric Mixer
Nutrition
- Calories509 kcal
- Carbohydrates61 g
- Protein6 g
- Fat27 g
- Saturated Fat16 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat7 g
- Trans Fat1 g
- Cholesterol137 mg
- Sodium217 mg
- Potassium119 mg
- Fiber1 g
- Sugar47 g
- Vitamin A844 IU
- Vitamin C0.1 mg
- Calcium49 mg
- Iron1 mg
