Chocolate Sheet Cake (GF)
Decadent gluten free chocolate cake with rich and creamy chocolate frosting.
Everyone needs a good chocolate cake recipe in their life. Whether you’re gluten free or not, I promise that you will love this cake. It’s super rich and chocolaty. It’s definitely for the chocolate lovers out there.
This cake makes me think of my grand dad because he loves chocolate so much. Anytime I have chocolate cake, I always make an effort to share some with him. I will definitely be sharing this cake with him for sure!
What are the Ingredients for the Chocolate Cake?
The main ingredients for the chocolate cake are as follows:
Brown sugar
Cane sugar
Coconut oil
Unsweetened applesauce
Milk
Eggs
Gluten free flour
Almond flour
Cocoa powder
What are the ingredients for the Chocolate Frosting?
The main ingredients for the chocolate frosting are as follows:
Butter
Cocoa powder
Powdered sugar
Milk
How to Make the Chocolate Cake
This is truthfully a one bowl cake. The first step is to blend the sugar and coconut oil until combined. Then add in the applesauce, vanilla extract and blend those until combined. Then add in the milk and blend some more. Then blend in the eggs.
Add the remaining ingredients and blend until combined. Make sure not to over mix the batter. This is super important.
How to Make the Chocolate Frosting
First melt the butter over low heat. Then stir in the cocoa powder until smooth. Transfer this mixture to a large bowl and let it cool for a couple minutes.
Slowly blend in the milk until smooth and creamy. Then slowly blend in the powdered sugar. If the frosting is a little runny, add a little more powdered sugar.
Chocolate Sheet Cake (GF)
ingredients:
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened
- 3/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup gluten free flour*
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup butter
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
instructions:
How to cook Chocolate Sheet Cake (GF)
- Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl (using a stand mixer or hand blender), blend the brown sugar, cane sugar and coconut oil until combined. Then add in the applesauce and vanilla extract and blend until combined.
- Then blend in the milk, followed by the eggs. Add in the remaining ingredients and blend until combined. Make sure not to over mix the batter. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Transfer the cake batter to the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes. When a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean or with a few crumbs, the cake is ready.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Then slowly stir in the cocoa powder until smooth. Transfer this mixture to a large bowl. Then slowly blend in the milk and vanilla. Then slowly blend in the powdered sugar until smooth. Wait until the cake is completely cooled to frost it.