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Chocolate Sweetheart Cakes for Two
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 2
Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 3/4
cup
All purpose flour 1/4
cup
Granulated sugar 1/4
cup
Pakced light brown sugar 3
tablespoons
Cocoa 1/2
teaspoon
Baking soda 1/8
teaspoon
Salt 1/2
cup
Water 3
tablespoons
Vegetable oil 1/2
teaspoon
White vinegar 1/2
teaspoon
Vanilla extract
Chocolate frosting (recipe,
follows)
Tube decorating icing
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour an 8" square baking pan.
In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugars, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; beat with a whisk until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in a 350-degree F oven 18 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
Cool completely. Transfer to cutting board. Using 3 1/4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut cake into four pieces. Spread chocolate frosting on top of two pieces. Place remaining two hearts on top. Garnish with decorator icing. Makes 2 small cakes.
For the Chocolate Frosting: Place 1 tablespoon butter in a small, microwave-bowl. Cook on high (100 percent power) for 20 seconds or until butter is melted. In a separate bowl, stir together 2/3rds cup powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon cocoa. Add to butter mixture alternately with 2 to 3 tablespoons milk. Stir in 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract. Makes about 1/3rd cup frosting.
Recipe from Hershey's Cocoa; copied from Daily Local News Food Section 2/09/94.
* SLMR 2.1a *
~-- FLAME v1.0 * Origin: Del Ches Systems BBS - Exton,PA 610-363-6625 Since 1983 (1:273/323) =========================================================================== BBS: Ned's Opus Date: 02-10-94 (16:58) Number: 165 From: WESLEY PITTS Refer#: NONE To: BOB POLK Recvd: NO Subj: Bean Bread *CR Conf: (4) Cooking
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