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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Chocolate Toffee Sheet Cake

Posted by Tina / 30 comments » / *Recipes, Cakes, Desserts

Hubs’ birthday was on Sunday and his one request was a chocolate toffee sheet cake…

Easy to please, I tell you!

Have you guys made Pioneer Woman’s Chocolate Sheet Cake? Well, you should. It’s seriously the best EVER.

& I thought it’d be a great jumping off point for this Chocolate Toffee Sheet Cake!

I swapped out hot coffee for the water to help enhance the chocolate and added toffee bits to the frosting to kick it up a notch for hubs’ big day!

He was a fan of this!!

So much so that THIS is how I found the sheet cake before I was able to photograph it for the blog haha

Happy Birthday to the world’s greatest hubby! (Sorry ladies, it’s TRUE)

Love you with all of my heart – more than I love chocolate sheet cake & ice cream!

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Chocolate Toffee Sheet Cake

Yield: 1 large sheet cake

Deliciously moist chocolate sheet cake with crunchy toffee bits & pecans in the frosting!

Ingredients:

For the Cake:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (heaping) cocoa powder
2 sticks salted butter
1 cup piping hot coffee (I reheated some that was leftover from the morning)*
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

*may substitute boiling water

For the Icing:
1 3/4 stick Butter
1/4 cup (heaping) cocoa powder
7 Tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound Powdered Sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
2/3 cup toffee bits

Directions:

For the Cake:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray a sheet cake pan with non-stick cooking spray (or Bakers Joy). In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, and salt. Next, in a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the cocoa powder and whisk together. Once combined, add hot coffee & allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and pour over flour mixture and stir it in to cool down the mixture.

In a measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk, beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract. Pour buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture and whisk until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared sheet cake pan and bake at 350ºF for 20 minutes.

For the Icing:
While cake is in the oven, it's time to make the icing. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Add the cocoa powder and whisk to combine. Turn off heat and add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar; stir together until well combined. Next add the chopped pecans and toffee bits, stir together, and pour icing over warm cake (spreading it lightly with a spatula).

Allow to cool (if you have self control) and then cut into squares and serve! Hubs likes his with warm with a scoop of ice cream on top! A la' mode style... ;)

Minimally Adapted from: The Pioneer Woman

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30 comments

30 Responses to “Chocolate Toffee Sheet Cake”

1

Jackie — January 29, 2013 @ 12:17 pm

Ok, this looks fantastic!

Happy Birthday, Mike!
2

Paula - bell'alimento — January 29, 2013 @ 12:18 pm

It’s been way too long since I’ve made a sheet cake!
3

tijuana (po' man meals) — January 29, 2013 @ 12:19 pm

you had me at toffee! oh, and chocolate, too. this cake looks so moist and yummy. gorgeous pics!
4

Nikki @Pennies on a Platter — January 29, 2013 @ 12:27 pm

Hey, you got some nice photos of it anyway! Yipeee!! I’ve been wanting to try PW’s sheet cake, but now I”m just going to try your version because the coffee and toffee enhancement is RIGHT up my alley!
5

Shelly — January 29, 2013 @ 12:30 pm

I love this! Your pictures are fantastic! Can you give me insight into what you use or how you edit your photos?
- Tina replied: — January 29th, 2013 @ 2:53 pm
  
  I shot these with my Canon 7D using a 50mm lens… i do some minimal editing in photoshop (usually just a little contrast adjustment & adding the text~)
6

Donna — January 29, 2013 @ 12:30 pm

Looks delicious!!! Now you need to come up with a gluten free version!
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Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar — January 29, 2013 @ 12:43 pm

I’ve really been wanting to try PW’s recipe! The toffee bits on top really push this over the edge (the magical edge that is). Yum!
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Kim @ Soliloquy Of Food & Such — January 29, 2013 @ 12:47 pm

Sounds good! I’ll hold the nuts and toffee bits; hubs has allergies. Maybe I’ll add chopped butterscotch chips instead, thoses are safe. Oh, and you so had me at ‘hot coffee’.
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natalie@thesweetslife — January 29, 2013 @ 2:32 pm

aw happy birthday to the hubs! hasn’t he learned the rules of being a food blogger’s spouse? no eating before pics
10

Brandi @ new 30 something — January 29, 2013 @ 2:35 pm

OMG, this looks amazing. I grew up with asking my mom to make Texas Sheet Cakes for my birthday every year but never thought of adding toffee to it. Thanks for the awesome recipe.
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Linda | The Urban Mrs — January 29, 2013 @ 4:04 pm

My sis loves anything with toffee – I’m sure she will love this one, too. I’ll pass this along to her. And of course, happy birthday to hubs!
12

Leslie — January 29, 2013 @ 4:23 pm

chocolate sheet cakes are the best. I love your addition of toffee!
13

Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen — January 29, 2013 @ 5:01 pm

I’m all over this! And my husband always gives me the puppy dog eyes when he’s eaten something he’s not sure if I’ve taken pics of yet
14

Jeff — January 29, 2013 @ 7:14 pm

I think the unfortunate part of this dish is how much I could wolf down in a minute. The coffee is an interesting addition, does it add a lot of flavour to it?
15

claire @ the realistic nutritionist — January 29, 2013 @ 7:31 pm

Toffee sheet cake? Yes please! My hubs lOVES toffee too!
16

Meagan @ A Zesty Bite — January 29, 2013 @ 8:54 pm

You can never go wrong with a good sheet cake! I would have dived into it too!
17

Maggie @ A Bitchin' Kitchen — January 29, 2013 @ 9:59 pm

This looks delicious! Happy birthday to your man!
18

Adrienne — January 29, 2013 @ 11:46 pm

What a fabulous birthday treat! I, too, have tried PW’s chocolate sheet cake and sung its praises! You just turned up the volume–I love it! Thanks for posting
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Mackenzie {SusieFreakingHomemaker} — January 30, 2013 @ 7:45 am

Love the toffee bits! I bet the added crunch is perfect!! Happy Birthday Hubs!
20

Jaren — January 30, 2013 @ 9:09 am

I love Pioneer Woman recipes! Yours looks great. There is something about coffee added to chocolate. It is the most awesome combination ever! Can’t wait to give it a go!
21

Alaina @ Fabtastic Eats — January 30, 2013 @ 9:51 am

Mmm This sounds awesome! I love toffee! Happy Belated Birthday to your hubs!
22

Cassie | Bake Your Day — January 30, 2013 @ 10:13 am

I grew up on chocolate sheet cake…requested it often for my birthday and now I must have a slice of this one. Toffee is a great addition!
23

mom — January 30, 2013 @ 10:13 am

This cake is fabulous! So moist and rich with wonderful chocolatey flavor! Love it….
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Stefanie @ Sarcastic Cooking — January 30, 2013 @ 11:53 am

I love the idea of a toffee topping! I just discovered how easy it is to make toffee over Christmas. It is dangerously easy to make and consume a whole pan full in one sitting! This looks great! I might add some instant espresso to the toffee layer!
25

Megan — January 30, 2013 @ 4:18 pm

This sheet cake has been on my list for AGES!!! And seriously, toffee bits, you slay me! Happy birthday to the hubster!!
26

Debbie — January 30, 2013 @ 8:58 pm

Made this tonight the original way, but will try with toffee and coffee soon!
27

angela @ another bite please — January 30, 2013 @ 11:57 pm

happy birthday to your hubs…sheet cakes are one of my favs.
28

Carol — January 31, 2013 @ 7:56 pm

This looks yummy! What are the dimensions of a “large” sheet cake pan? Do you think this would freeze well? Thanks!
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Katie @ Blonde Ambition — February 5, 2013 @ 12:40 am

My grandma makes an awesome chocolate sheet cake too, you can’t beat the classics! This looks amazing and I love that you added coffee! I bet it made it taste phenomenal.