Chocolatetown Special Cake

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Title: Chocolatetown Special Cake
Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

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*
One-bowl buttercream
-frosting
=(recipe follows)

Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
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:
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
2-2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa or Hershey's European Style Cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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. JMHershey's is a registered trademark of
Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy
of the Hershey Kitchens.

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