Chocolate Spider Web Cake
Source of Recipe
Marla
List of Ingredients
Chocolate Spider Web Cake
1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups buttermilk or sour milk*
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
2-2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
4 to 6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
SPIDER WEB
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Premier White Chips
1/2 teaspoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil)
Recipe
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Thoroughly grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl; add eggs, shortening, buttermilk and
vanilla. Beat on low speed of mixer 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high
speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake about 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted
in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool
completely.
4. Frost with ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING. Immediately pipe or drizzle
SPIDER WEB in 4 or 5 circles on top of cake.
Using a knife or wooden pick, Immediately draw 8 to 10 lines
from center to edges of cake at regular intervals to form web. Garnish with a
"spider", using a caramel, licorice and
other candies. 12 servings
*To sour milk: Use 4-1/2 teaspoons white vinegar plus milk to equal 1-1/2 cups.
ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Beat butter; add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to
spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.
SPIDER WEB: Place 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Premier White Chips and 1/2 teaspoon
shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small heavy seal-top
plastic bag. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 45 Seconds. Squeeze gently. If necessary,
microwave an additional 10 to 15 seconds; squeeze
until chips are melted. Make small diagonal cut in one bottom corner of bag;
squeeze mixture onto cake as directed.
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