Chocolatetown Special Cake

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Title: CHOCOLATETOWN SPECIAL CAKE
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 1 cake

1/2 c Hershey's Cocoa; OR...
-Hershey's European Style
-Cocoa
1/2 c Boiling water
2/3 c Shortening
1 3/4 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla extract
2 Eggs
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/3 c Buttermilk or sour milk*

----------------------------------FROSTING----------------------------------
6 tb Butter or margarine
-- softened
2 2/3 c Powdered sugar
1/2 c Hershey's Cocoa; OR...
-Hershey's European Style
-Cocoa
1/3 c Milk
1 ts Vanilla extract

Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour two 9-inch round
baking pans. In small bowl, stir together cocoa and water until smooth.
In large mixer bowl, beat shortening, sugar and vanilla until light and
fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt;
add to shortening mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until
well blended. Add cocoa mixture; beat well. Pour batter into prepared
pans. Bake 35 to 40 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. 8 to 10 servings.

* To sour milk: Use 4 teaspoons white vinegar plus milk to equal 1-1/3
cups.

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.

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Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.