Chocolate Town Special Cake
Author/Submitted by:
Hershey Cocoa box label
Servings: 1 Categories:
Cakes
/
Chocolate
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2
cup
Hershey's cocoa 1/2
cup
Boiling water 2/3
cup
Shortening 1 3/4
cups
Sugar 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 2
Eggs 2 1/4
cups
All-purpose flour,
unsifted
1 1/2
teaspoons
Baking soda 1/2
teaspoon
Salt 1 1/3
cups
Buttermilk,
or sour milk, see notes
Directions:
Grease and dust with flour two 9-inch cake pans. Make smooth paste of cocoa and boiling water; cool slightly. Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl; blend in eggs. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Add cocoa paste to batter, blending well. Pour batter into pans. Bake at 350 F for 35-40 mins or until a tester inserter in center comes out clean. Frost as desired.
To Sour Milk: Use 1 Tbs plus 1 tsp vinegar plus milk to equal 1 1/2 cups.
To Sour Milk: Use 1 Tbs plus 1 tsp vinegar plus milk to equal 1 1/2 cups.
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