Dandy Cake

Dandy Cake

Couverts24 servings.
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Equipment

  • jelly-roll pan
  • Large bowl
  • oven
  • Saucepan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease and flour 15-1/2×10-1/2×1-inch jelly roll pan.
  • Combine water, butter and cocoa in small saucepan.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute.
  • Remove from heat; set aside.
  • Stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
  • Add eggs and sour cream; beat until well blended.
  • Add cocoa mixture; beat just until blended (batter will be thin).
  • Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Do not remove cake from pan; spread peanut butter over warm cake.
  • Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  • Prepare CHOCOLATE TOPPING; carefully spread over top, covering peanut butter.
  • Allow topping to set; cut into squares.

Notes & Wine Advice

CHOCOLATE TOPPING: Place 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 2 tablespoons shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1-1/2 minutes; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred.
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Course; Cake / Chocolate

Fluffy peanut butter frosting

Fluffy peanut butter frosting

Couverts3 cups frosting
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Equipment

  • plastic wrap
  • Saucepan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Gradually stir milk into flour in small saucepan.
  • Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until very thick. Transfer to medium bowl; press plastic wrap directly on surface.
  • Cool to room temperature, about 1/2 hour.
  • Add sugar, peanut butter, shortening, vanilla and salt.
  • Beat on high speed of mixer until frosting becomes fluffy and sugar is completely dissolved.
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Course; Basic recipe / Cake / Nuts

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

Couverts15 servings
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Equipment

  • baking pan 13x9x2-inch
  • oven
  • wooden pick

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1¾ cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup butter or margarine softened
  • 1 container 16 oz. dairy sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Fudge frosting

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
  • Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
  • Add butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 3 minutes.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan on wire rack.
  • Frost with Fudge frosting
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Course; Cake / Chocolate

Fudge frosting

Fudge frosting

Couverts1 cup frosting
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Equipment

  • Saucepan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat.
  • Add cocoa; cook, stirring constantly, just until mixture begins to boil.
  • Pour mixture into medium bowl; cool completely.
  • Add powdered sugar alternately with milk to cocoa mixture, beating to spreading consistency.
  • Stir in vanilla.
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Celebration Chocolate Cake

Celebration Chocolate Cake

Couverts12 servings
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Equipment

  • 9-inch round baking pans
  • oven
  • wax paper
  • wooden picks

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease three 9-inch round baking pans.
  • Line bottoms with wax paper; grease and flour paper.
  • Mix cocoa with boiling water in small bowl; stir until smooth.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Stir in vanilla.
  • Gradually add cocoa mixture, beating well.
  • Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with milk and sour cream to butter mixture, beating until blended.
  • Pour batter into prepared pans.
  • Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes.
  • Remove from pans to wire racks; carefully peel off wax paper.
  • Cool completely.
  • Frost as desired.
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Course; Cake / Chocolate

Black Magic Cake

Black Magic Cake

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Equipment

  • 2 9-inch round baking pans
  • oven

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
  • Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
  • Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (batter will be thin).
  • Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
  • Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
  • Cool completely.
  • Frost as desired.

Notes & Wine Advice

* To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.
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Course; Cake / Chocolate

All-Chocolate Boston Cream Pie

All-Chocolate Boston Cream Pie

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Equipment

  • 9-inch round baking pan
  • Large bowl
  • mixer
  • oven

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease and flour one 9-inch round baking pan.
  • Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa and baking soda in large bowl.
  • Add butter, milk, egg and vanilla.
  • Beat on low speed of mixer until all ingredients are moistened.
  • Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
  • Cool completely.
  • Cut cake into two thin layers.
  • Place one layer on serving plate; spread filling over layer.
  • Top with remaining layer.
  • Pour onto top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down sides.
  • Refrigerate until serving time.
  • Cover; refrigerate leftover cake.
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Course; Chocolate / Pie
Cuisine; American

Satiny chocolate glaze

Satiny chocolate glaze

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Equipment

  • Saucepan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat water, butter and corn syrup in small saucepan to boiling.
  • Remove from heat; immediately stir in cocoa.
  • With whisk, gradually beat in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth; cool slightly.
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Chocolate filling

Chocolate filling

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Equipment

  • plastic wrap
  • Saucepan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Stir together sugar, cocoa and cornstarch in medium saucepan; gradually stir in light cream.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and begins to boil.
  • Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
  • Stir in butter and vanilla.
  • Press plastic wrap directly onto surface.
  • Cool completely.
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One-bowl buttercream frosting

One-bowl buttercream frosting

Couverts2 cups frosting
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Extract Beat butter in medium bowl.
  • Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed).
  • Stir in vanilla.
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Course; Basic recipe