My mom knew this recipe with her eyes closed! Passed down from her mother

This decadent cake features a rich chocolate cake base topped with a gooey coconut-pecan frosting. It’s a perfect dessert for any chocolate lover!

German Chocolate Sheet Cake

Ingredients:

For the Cake:

Ingredient
Quantity

All-purpose flour
2 cups

White sugar
2 cups

Cocoa powder
¼ cup

Water
1 cup

Butter
½ cup (1 stick)

Shortening
½ cup

German baking chocolate
4 oz

Buttermilk
½ cup

Baking soda
1 teaspoon

Salt
½ teaspoon

Eggs
2

Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon

For the Frosting: