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Chocolatetown Special Cake

List of Ingredients






1/2 c cocoa
1/2 c boiling water
2/3 c shortening
1 3/4 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 c flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/3 c buttermilk or sour milk*

One Bowl Buttercream Frosting:
6 tbsp butter, softened
cocoa - 1/3 c for light flavor
- 1/2 c for medium flavor
- 3/4 c for dark flavor
2 2/3 c powdered sugar
1/3 c milk
1 tsp vanilla



Recipe




Preheat to 350. Grease and flour 2 9-inch round baking pans.

In a small bowl, stir together the cocoal and boiling water until smooth; set aside.

Cream together shortening, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Add eggs and beat well.

Combine dry ingredients.

Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk to the batter, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.

Blend in cocoa mixture.

Pour into pans and bake for 35 or 40 minutes, or until a toothpick tests clean.

Cool 10 minutes, then remover from pans.

Cool completely, then frost. Garnish as desired.



ONE BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Cream butter in a small mixer bowl.

Combine cocoa and powdered sugar.

Alternately add cocoa mixture with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.

Beat to a spreading consistency, adding more milk if necessary.

Blend in vanilla, then spread on cake.

NOTES:
This is a Hershey's recipe.

I get many requests for this cake.