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Halloween: Chocolate Spider Web Cake




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List of Ingredients




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 (recipe follows)
SPIDER WEB (recipe follows)



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 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

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

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.