3/4 cup butter or margarine - softened
1 2/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup hershey's cocoa
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/3 cup water
1/2 cup hard peppermint candy, opt. (finely, crushed)
1 add'l hard peppermint candy -(crush, ed), optional
FROSTING
6 tbsp butter or margarine softened
2 2/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup hershey's cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
A Recipe for
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
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Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour two 9-inch round
baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan. In large mixer bowl,
combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla; beat on high speed of
electric mixer 3 minutes. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda,
salt and baking powder; add alternately with water to butter mixture,
beating until blended. Add candy, if desired. 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. Cool completely. Frost with ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.
Just before serving, garnish with peppermint candy, if desired. 8 to
10 servings. One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting:
In small mixer bowl, beat butter. Add powdered sugar and cocoa
alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency (additional milk
may be needed). Blend in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting. Variation:
Chocolate Cupcakes: Fill paper-lined muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in
diameter) 2/3 full with batter. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20
to 25 minutes; cool. Frost. About 2-1/2 dozen cupcakes.
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Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.
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