Decadent Irish Cream Chocolate Sheet Cake

Shout-out to all chocolate and liqueur lovers out there! This Irish Cream Chocolate sheet cake is the perfect dessert for you! Easy and quick to prepare and very chocolatey – what can be better! Try the following recipe:

Servings 18-20

Ingredients:

For the cake:

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• ¾ cup hot (almost boiling) water
• ¾ cup melted butter (unsalted)
• ¼ cup Baileys Irish Cream
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 medium eggs, at room temperature
• 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso granules
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• A pinch of kosher salt

For the icing:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, soften
• ¼ cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
• ½ cup Baileys Irish Cream

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Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 400°F/ 200°C/Gas Mark 6. Prepare a standard sheet pan by spraying with non-stick spray and greasing with cocoa powder.
• In a large bowl, beat together flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, sugar, and espresso powder until well incorporated.
• Add melted butter and very hot water over mixture and combine until everything is incorporated.
• Whisk in the Irish cream, then eggs (one at a time), and add in vanilla extract.
• Spread mixture into the prepared baking sheet and put in the oven. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or just until tester inserted in middle comes out mostly clean.
• In the meantime, prepare the icing. In a large saucepan, whisk together cocoa powder, butter, and Baileys and set over medium-high heat.
• Next, bring mixture to a boil and remove from heat. Immediately add in powdered sugar; stir until melted and well combined.
• Remove cake from oven; while still warm – pour icing over the top.
• Allow to cool at least 20 minutes; slice and serve.

Enjoy!