HERSHEY'S DANDY CAKE

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Another great recipe from my Hershey's Chocolate recipe box that my daughter gave me. The photo is from the recipe card by Hershey's.

Provided by Susan Feliciano @frenchtutor

Categories     Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 14

CAKE
1 cup(s) water
1 cup(s) (2 sticks) butter or margarine
1/3 cup(s) hershey's cocoa
2 cup(s) all purpose flour
2 cup(s) sugar
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
3 - eggs
3/4 cup(s) dairy sour cream
3/4 cup(s) creamy peanut butter
CHOCOLATE TOPPING
12 ounce(s) package hershey's dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoon(s) shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread, or oil)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan.
  • Combine water, butter and cocoa in small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture boils; boil and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and 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 25-30 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: Place 2 cups chocolate chips and the shortening in small microwaveable bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) power for 1½ minutes, stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred.
  • Carefully spread chocolate topping over top of cake, covering peanut butter. Allow topping to set, then cut into squares.

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