Special Cocoa Cake
From coffeebean53 16 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Recipe by: Hersheys Recipes Pamplet 1930's This is the classic chocolate cake that our Grandmothers would make. As stated above this recipe was first published by Hershey's in the 1930's
Ingredients
- 3/4 c Hershey's cocoa shopping list
- 1/2 c brown sugar shopping list
- 1/2 c boiling water shopping list
- 2 c Cake flour; sifted shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 tsp Soda shopping list
- 1/2 tsp salt shopping list
- 2/3 c shortening shopping list
- 1 1/4 c sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 3 eggs shopping list
- 3/4 c milk shopping list
How to make it
- 1.) Mix cocoa and brown sugar in saucepan; add hot water,
- stirring until smooth. Bring to a boil, and cook slowly 3 minutes, or until slightly thickened, stirring constantly; cool.
- 2.) Sift flour once, then measure and mix with baking
- powder, soda, and salt; sift twice.
- 3.) Cream shortening until softened; add sugar gradually,
- beating thoroughly after each addition.
- 4.) Beat in vanilla, then eggs, one at a time, beating
- until fluffy after each. Add cooled cocoa mixture; stir until blended. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating until smooth, after each addition.
- 5.) Turn into 2 greased (9-inch) layer pans. Bake in
- moderate oven (350') about 25 minutes.
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I've made this many a times, it is old staple!! yumm
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A great cake to make, I love the fact that you can mix everything by hand. I filled mine with chocolate butter cream and everyone really enjoyed it. Nice on own or with custard. Yummy! :P
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