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Chocolatetown Special Cake
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 10
Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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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
Unsifted all-purpose flour 1 1/2
teaspoons
Baking soda 1/2
teaspoon
Salt 1 1/3
cups
Buttermilk or sour milk
Directions:
Stir together cocoand boiling water in small bowl until smooth.; set aside.
Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla inlarge mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermlik to creamed mixture. Blend in cocoa mixture.
Pout into three greased and floured 8-inch or two 9-inch layer pans. Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes for 8-inch pans or 35-40 minutes for 9-inch pans, or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely; frost as desired.
From Hershey's Chocolate Classics ISBN 1-56173-361-X
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