Two in One Chocolate Vanilla Sheet Cake Recipe

A half chocolate half vanilla sheet cake.

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Two in One Chocolate Vanilla Sheet Cake Recipe

Having more than one flavor is always a treat in cakes just like this chocolate vanilla sheet cake. This simple, easy and effortless recipe makes two flavors in one pan, half chocolate and half vanilla cake with just one recipe. Here, I am making half chocolate and half vanilla cake but the same can be applied to many other flavors and variations.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate, sheet cake, two flavors in one, vanilla

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings servings

Calories 210kcal

Author Veena Azmanov

Equipment

9 x 14 Sheet Pan
Kitchen Scale
Meas Cups and Spoons
Stand Mixer

Ingredients

Makes one 9 x 13 sheet cake

3 ½ cups All-purpose flour
2 cups Sugar
12 oz Unsalted butter (3 sticks, 1 ½ cup) room temperature
5 Eggs large
3 ½ tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Baking Soda
½ tsp Salt
1 cup Milk
2 tsp Vanilla extract

Chocolate cake

4 tbsp Cocoa powder
4 tbsp Hot water

Vanilla cake

4 tbsp All-purpose flour extra
2 tbsp Milk

Metric - US customary

Instructions

Prepare

Preheat the oven to 340 F / 170 C
Prepare a sheet cake pan for baking - grease, and line with parchment paper
In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt - set aside.
In another bowl dissolve cocoa powder in 4 tbsp of hot water - set aside to cool

Cake Batter

In the bowl of a stand mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time until well combined. Use a spatula and scrape the sides of the bowl when necessary.
Next, add the flour and milk mixture in three batches
Then, add the vanilla extract.
Divide the batter approximately into two bowls. If you want them perfectly even, use two same bowls and a weighing scale.

Bowl one - Vanilla cake

Add the extra all-purpose flour and milk -combine well

Bowl two - Chocolate cake

Add the cooled cocoa mixture - combine well

Bake

Lift one side of the sheet cake pan by placing a small plate or spoon under one side of the pan.
Pour the first batter. It will rest on one side.
Remove the bowl/spoon from under the pan and pour the second batter.
If you want a perfect division to use a strip of card paper as a barrier - then remove the barrier once both the batters are in the pan.
Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack for about 30 to 40 minutes - or until the skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert on a cooling rack and cool completely before you frost it.

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